Resident STA Quality Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Kansas City, MO

1h • $84,480 - $162,120 • Onsite

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is hiring a Resident STA Quality Engineer to improve supplier quality performance and support manufacturing plant quality operations. The role leads critical supplier processes, works to resolve external supplier process warranty concerns, and supports supplier quality procedures, including concern binning, threshold reviews, and dispute resolution.

The engineer coordinates supplier part-quality confirmation and containment activities, collaborates with supplier, site, plant, and quality teams, and provides timely notification and support for potential supplier-related stop shipments. As a resident supplier representative for the Plant Vehicle Team, the role serves as a liaison between STA and plant management, supports plant quality meetings, participates in variability-reduction forums, and prepares suppliers for Vehicle Quality Reviews.

The position is salary grade 7 or 8, with stated ranges of $84,480–$141,360 and $96,720–$162,120, respectively. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The role is onsite, as indicated by the posting’s #LI-Onsite tag.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering, Supply Chain Management degree, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 2 years of experience with Quality Management, Problem Solving, APQP, and PPAP processes.
• At least 2 years of plant manufacturing experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading multiple complex assignments with demanding timelines.
• Knowledge of problem-solving tools.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Strong communication and team-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical supplier processes to improve Supplier Quality Reject performance.
• Participate in Whiteboard reviews and assigned sub-system Powertrain Variability Reduction Team meetings.
• Drive resolution of external supplier process -1MIS and 0MIS warranty concerns.
• Support QR procedures by assisting with concern binning, reviewing threshold QRs, and supporting QR dispute resolution.
• Coordinate the part-quality confirmation process for suppliers with repetitive containment failures.
• Lead containment of special-cause supplier process -1MIS and 0MIS IRIS projects.
• Align with VRT on Supplier Process IRIS issues for Glidepath values.
• Provide early notification to and engage the STA Site team on potential supplier-process-related stop shipments.
• Support containment of supplier stop-ship issues and assist the Site STA team with vehicle On-Hold and Release process tracking.
• Work with stop-ship stakeholders to support accurate root-cause reporting for the Prevent Action Closure process.
• Monitor the daily production report and notify STA management about issues requiring Site STA team awareness or intervention.
• Act as the direct Plant Vehicle Team resident supplier representative and liaison between STA and plant management.
• Support Daily Plant Quality Meetings or PIC Room meetings, reporting on containment of Supplier Process Early Concern Binning issues.
• Participate in VRT forums.
• Lead supplier preparation for Vehicle Quality Reviews.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• 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.
• 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