PVT Eng.

Ford • Chicago, IL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This role places you on the Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP), working directly on the Explorer, Aviator, and Explorer Interceptor programs. You'll own fixed and moveable glass quality; troubleshooting issues real time. As part of Ford's Product Development organization, you'll serve as the first line of defense for vehicle quality, digging into root causes and helping continuously raise the bar on the quality.
In this position... Deliver current model quality improvement projects to achieve warranty and cost objectives with support from core and VFG leaders. Work collaboratively with VRT counterparts to drive improvement in Design, MFG, and Supplier issues. Lead plant trials for quality, cost, and supplier improvements.
What you'll do... Support plan in resolving stop ships/builds, campaigns, quality issues, ergo issues, & first time through (FTT)issues. Support plant quality meetings, VRT report outs, and Plant Vehicle Quality Reviews. Initiate/support Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS) Concerns (CR) and alerts for design changes and plant trials.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience with quality containment and corrective action processes, including root cause analysis and driving interim/permanent corrective actions.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with quality and engineering systems such as GSAR, JIRA, QED, AIMS, WERS, and IRIS/SIMPSN, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt knowledge with a proven track record applying rigorous Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies—such as 8D, 3-Legged 5 Whys, and Is/Is-Not Analysis—to rapidly resolve complex quality issues.
• Direct, hands-on engineering experience in a high-volume automotive final assembly plant environment supporting new model launches (major/minor programs), line trials, stop-ship/stop-build containment, and First-Time-Through (FTT) issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Deliver current model quality improvement projects to achieve warranty and cost objectives with support from core and VFG leaders.
• Work collaboratively with VRT counterparts to drive improvement in Design, MFG, and Supplier issues.
• Lead plant trials for quality, cost, and supplier improvements.
• Support plan in resolving stop ships/builds, campaigns, quality issues, ergo issues, & first time through (FTT)issues.
• Support plant quality meetings, VRT report outs, and Plant Vehicle Quality Reviews.
• Initiate/support Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS) Concerns (CR) and alerts for design changes and plant trials.

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: Mid Level