Process Control Team Supervisor – Manufacturing Engineering

Ford • Dearborn, MI

8d • $115,500 - $218,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Process Control Team Supervisor to join our Manufacturing Engineering organization. This role is central to our mission of becoming the industry benchmark for automotive quality. You will build and lead a dedicated team of engineers focused on developing and implementing next-generation process control strategies across all Vehicle Operations plants. The ultimate goal is to cement Ford as the Quality leader in the automotive industry. This position involves two critical workstreams: Strategy/Process and Plant Implementation, driving both immediate interim solutions and long-term permanent solutions to protect our customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related field).
• 5+ years of experience in Automotive Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Product Development.
• Deep understanding of the APQP framework, specifically Control Plans, DFMEA, PFMEA, and managing Significant/Critical Characteristics.
• Proven experience bridging the gap between vehicle design/engineering and plant floor manufacturing feasibility.
• Must be open to travel as needed to support North American Assembly Plant installations and execution.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in the development, procurement, and installation of advanced Vision Systems (e.g., laser profiling, camera systems) and Error-Proofing tools (e.g., PLC-integrated smart tooling, force gauge tools).
• Extensive experience functioning in an automotive final assembly plant environment, including managing tooling installations and launch cycles across multiple facilities.
• Experience writing Statements of Work (SOWs), evaluating supplier quotes, and managing external tooling suppliers.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to negotiate complex quality issues across multiple organizations (PD, Quality, VME, VO).
• Exceptional project management skills, specifically tracking multiple complex workstreams simultaneously across different geographic locations.
• Knowledge of Ford-specific systems (FEDE, WERS, GSPAS/APT, Teamcenter, E2KS/Auros, AIS).
• A history of functioning highly effectively in stressful situations with aggressive timing constraints.
• Experience developing or managing data visualization dashboards (Power BI, etc.) to track complex, multi-site project lifecycles and executive KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Review Significant and Critical Characteristics cascaded by Product Development to enhance current control plans.
• Provide strategic engineering recommendations based on analysis, determining specific design or tooling enablers for enhanced control methods.
• Direct the continuous updating of existing Control Plans based on proposed engineering recommendations.
• Oversee the rigorous review of core PFMEAs to ensure alignment with foundational quality documents.
• Lead cross-functional reviews with Product Development (PD), Quality, and VME stakeholders to align on effective control methods and assign cross-functional DRIs.
• Drive the interim vs. permanent control strategy, securing signed exceptions for interim actions while engineering robust, permanent solutions.
• Oversee the auditing, creation, and continuous updating of core PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Process Sheets.
• Deliver executive-level report-outs to senior leadership on risk reduction metrics and project status.
• Support the development of real-time data visualization dashboards (e.g., Power BI, QlikSense) to track progress across all facilities.
• Guide the team, alongside VME core, ATP, and suppliers, in developing comprehensive action plans and Statements of Work (SOWs) for new process control tooling.
• Support the acquisition of supplier quotes and collaborate with Financial Analysts to secure funding and write requisitions for tooling upgrades.
• Lead the on-site execution strategy for both rapid interim containment solutions and long-term permanent controls.
• Deploy the engineering team to supervise the installation of new equipment, advanced vision systems, complex error-proofing systems, and smart tools.
• Coordinate with Industrial Engineering teams to acquire labor estimates and update operations.
• Partner with plant operations and IT teams to establish robust validation criteria.
• Collaborate with plant maintenance and operations to develop long-term sustainment plans.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager