Assembly Technical Specialist (STA)
What you will do...
- Acts as a Global lead for Assembly manufacturing processes.
- Drives Prevent Recurrence by deploying Ford manufacturing process standards, lessons learned, best practices, and technical innovations related to Assembly.
- Leads Manufacturing Risk Assessment and supports the industrialization of New Technologies within Assembly processes, utilizing the GTDS process.
- Drives the regional business plan for their special manufacturing process area (Assembly).
- Conducts manufacturing process assessments specifically for Assembly, driven by a priority model.
- Keeps abreast of technical developments in Assembly manufacturing technologies through benchmarking processes, methods, and equipment.
- Develops and delivers technical training materials and plans for Assembly standards, assessments, and advanced/new technologies.
- Demonstrates special process technical problem-solving for significant quality issues (e.g., Stop Ships, Field Actions), production supply, or warranty concerns (aligned with the Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) pertaining to Assembly.
- Interfaces with Product Development to provide design for manufacturing feasibility input for Assembly.
- Travels throughout the region, and globally as necessary, to support responsibilities.
What you will do...
- Acts as a Global lead for Assembly manufacturing processes.
- Drives Prevent Recurrence by deploying Ford manufacturing process standards, lessons learned, best practices, and technical innovations related to Assembly.
- Leads Manufacturing Risk Assessment and supports the industrialization of New Technologies within Assembly processes, utilizing the GTDS process.
- Drives the regional business plan for their special manufacturing process area (Assembly).
- Conducts manufacturing process assessments specifically for Assembly, driven by a priority model.
- Keeps abreast of technical developments in Assembly manufacturing technologies through benchmarking processes, methods, and equipment.
- Develops and delivers technical training materials and plans for Assembly standards, assessments, and advanced/new technologies.
- Demonstrates special process technical problem-solving for significant quality issues (e.g., Stop Ships, Field Actions), production supply, or warranty concerns (aligned with the Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) pertaining to Assembly.
- Interfaces with Product Development to provide design for manufacturing feasibility input for Assembly.
- Travels throughout the region, and globally as necessary, to support responsibilities.
You'll have ...
- Bachelor of Science/Engineering, or academic equivalent, in a closely related technical discipline.
- Strong background in Assembly Processes and Craftsmanship including: Fastening Systems, Material Dispense, Press Fit Systems, Testing (Leak and EOL), and Vision Systems
- Proficiency in English is required for effective communication with global teams.
- Strong knowledge of Problem Solving and Quality Tools.
- Ability to travel throughout the region, and globally as necessary, to support responsibilities approximately 50-75% of the time
Even better, you may have...
- Approximately 8 years of experience in manufacturing process(es), with a strong focus on Assembly.
- Knowledge of Ford vehicle or powertrain development and launch processes.
- Demonstrated initiative and capability to provide technical leadership to peers and management to assure the delivery of product programs.
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
- Ability to lead a team in the delivery of technical objectives.