Site STA

- Direct handling of external suppliers through visit to supplier location onsite - Adequate knowledge about Manufacturing process about powertrain commodities through APQP journey for development of the commodities & handling of the commodity during production phase. - Exposure to mfg process, mandate experience in transmission, axle component experience (Casting, forging, heat treatment, gear machining, welding) - Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch STA team (Ex: Schedule A, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution). Escalate significant issues promptly and ‘date to green’ plan to appropriate management - Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs - Support capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross-functional teams - Review supplier incremental tooling work plans compliance to PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) requirements - Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with suppliers inline with the GCP study requirements - Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed – Production constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams and manage “date to green” plan - Monitor supply status of 24/7 roster suppliers and Blue bar status of PPAPs beyond implementation timing - Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to capacity requirements - Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, Manufacturing feasibility reviews and Health chart deployment as applicable - Drive Supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new health charts - Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists - Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1-MSA deployment, Q1 attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required. - Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.) as required - Drive new supplier site evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of GCST, identifying Risk Mitigation. - Drive closure of supplier process Quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action - Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance. - Bachelor of Science/ Engineering, or academic equivalent - Be proficient in English when working with global teams - Knowledge of handling of suppliers catering to major automobile OEM - Experience in Quality systems, tools and techniques e.g. SPC, MSA, GD&T, PPAP and APQP - Good communication skill verbally and in written mode