
Process Engineer at Ford
About the role
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: High School Diploma
- Experience: 5+ yrs of related experience
- Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in ONE FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
Preferred Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Experience:
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
- 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem solving skills
- Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
- DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience
- TQM and Kaizen Methods
- FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience
- Visual Factory Management
- Ergonomic analysis knowledge and experience
We have a commitment to our products and customers, but also know that our employees are the driving force behind our success. Find out what it is like to love your job. Come discover a Company that is focused on designing better cars, but also cares about you, your family and your community. By choice, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce.
Position Duties:
- Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity for Final Assembly
- Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity
- Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products
- Develop action plans as required to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions on internal processes and supplier processes
- Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline is consistent with Vehicle Operations guidelines
- Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions as required
- Analyze vehicle inventory root causes; engage in mapping and corrective actions to reduce vehicle inventory
- Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes
- Deliver capable processes and tools for Trim and Chassis Assembly operations
- Lead role in resolving assembly related concerns. Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices
- Ensure compliance to Plant, Corporate, Governmental and Environmental standards
- Support ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing and compliance as required
- Support continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity in Chassis and/or Trim areas
- Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements
Required skills
Process engineering
Manufacturing
Problem solving
Continuous improvement
Data analysis
About Ford
Kansas City
Headquarters