Engineer- Supplier Technical Assistance (STA)

Responsibilities: 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 RR (Repeatability and Reproducibility),

Gage RR (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.