Site STA

1. Direct handling of external suppliers through visit to supplier location onsite 
2. Adequate knowledge about Manufacturing process about powertrain commodities 
through APQP journey for development of the commodities & handling of the 
commodity during production phase. 
3. 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 EƯect 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

1. Bachelor of Science/ Engineering, or academic equivalent 
2. Be proficient in English when working with global teams 
3. Knowledge of handling of suppliers catering to major automobile OEM 
4. Experience in Quality systems, tools and techniques e.g. SPC, MSA, GD&T, PPAP 
and APQP 
5. Good communication skill verbally and in written mode