Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

. Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites
. 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

. Drive Manufacturing feasibility Reviews with suppliers before kicking off APQP and implement relevant actions to ensure arobust process & product quality.

• Drive capacity uplift actions implementation with suppliers inline with the GCP study requirements – Review supplier incremental tooling work plan and track through PPAP
• Drive 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 uplift capacity requirements
• Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through DFMEA, 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,Q1attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required.
• Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA, SPC, Gage R&R 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 projects and Field Action Stop Ship / Prevent Action
• Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance.