EVDD PVT Supervisor

Kentucky Truck Plant EVs, Digital & Design (EVDD) Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) Supervisor of approximately 5 engineers driving internal (assembly Plant) & external (warranty) Quality improvements for EVDD Functions (F1 = In Vehicle Infotainment & Connectivity, FC = Body Controls & Powertrain Controls, FD = ADAS, FE = 12V Battery & Alternators/Starters, FH = LV Wiring, HV Wring, Shifters, Switches) in partnership with exiting EVDD PVT Supervisor. This role will manage electrical wiring shifters and switches. 

What you'll do...

The PVT Supervisor leads a team of PVT Engineers that analyze and fix quality issues - provide leadership to the team tasks including but not limited to:

• Own cascaded Functional Warranty quality objectives for the base organization (R/1000 and CPU) - respond to plant/supplier issues before they leave assembly plants, evaluate chronic and new warranty issues to push for cut off and resolution ASAP

• Support Plant FTT improvements. Lead is Production/IE and VOME

• Chair and support Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings at the Plant.

• Lead VRT review and sign-off on supplier requests for component changes (SREA), run trials as required.

• Support in weekly Vehicle Function Group (VFG) subsystem Quality Meetings to maintain clear line of communication to the Functional Managers on all vehicle quality issues and request help as needed.

• Support in weekly Functional Quality Reviews (FQR) with the Functional Chief Engineer to maintain clear line of communication to the Functional Chief Engineer on all high impact vehicle quality issues and request help as needed.

• Support daily plant meetings to update Plant Leadership on all Functional quality initiatives

• Support Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR) and Program Quality Reviews (PQR) when Functional topics are on the agenda.

• Drive Problem Resolution for SIMPSN Warranty communication and coordination with VFG/Plant/Others, author Quality projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, manage warranty forecast/glidepaths

• Lead IRIS PO Warranty claim binning and analysis

• Stop Ship Support and prevention - identify issues, coordinate subject matter experts, advise severity and next steps/containment, interface w/Core Functional Engineering

• Major Launch Support if requested/agreed upon; Possibly Lead aspects of Minor Launch if requested/agreed upon

You'll have...

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering

• 5+ years' experience in automotive Electrified, Connectivity, or Systems/Components field

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills

• Comfortable working in a plant environment where problems are not always well-defined

• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Well-organized, independent, and ready to work with minimal direction

• Self-starter, able to prioritize, and flexible enough to change priorities quickly

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications

• Willingness to strengthen cross-functional system engineering & connected vehicle data knowledge

• On-Site Assembly Plant-plant launch lead/participation

Even better, you may have...

• Master of Science in Engineering 

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service 

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day 

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680-212,760.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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