Process Engineer (gear Machining)

Ford Ford · Auto · Sterling Heights, MI +1 · Manufacturing

Process Engineer at Ford focused on gear machining, ensuring manufacturing processes are stable, efficient, and meet automotive production standards. Responsibilities include supporting manufacturing engineering, driving continuous improvement, applying engineering principles, developing action plans for quality concerns, conducting process audits, performing job ergonomic evaluations, analyzing root causes, creating process documentation, delivering capable processes and tools, leading variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives, ensuring compliance to standards, and supporting ISO 14001. Requires experience in gear machining and manufacturing environments, with a preference for a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and experience in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and specific problem-solving methodologies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity
  2. Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity
  3. Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products
  4. Develop action plans as required to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions on internal processes and supplier processes
  5. Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline is consistent with guidelines

Skills

Required

  • 1+ year of Process Engineering experience
  • 1+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
  • 1+ years of experience with gear machining, blanking, hobbing, milling and auxiliary processes
  • High school diploma or GED

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • 2 or more years in the automotive industry
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
  • 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem solving skills
  • Solid understanding of Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
  • Familiarity with DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience
  • Knowledge of TQM and Kaizen Methods, FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience
  • Validated experience with Visual Factory Management

What the JD emphasized

  • gear machining
  • automotive production standards
  • operator safety
  • process documentation
  • manufacturing processes are stable, efficient, and capable