Production Supervisor - Rear & Roof Systems

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · PD Operations and Quality

This role is a Production Supervisor for Rear & Roof Systems at Ford, leading Design and Release Engineers. The primary focus is on delivering high-quality vehicle components (Roof & Back lite glass systems) on time and within budget, ensuring robust designs and failure mode avoidance through engineering disciplines like DFMEA and PFMEA. The role also involves managing TVM, warranty reduction, and leading teams to resolve durability, assembly, and functional issues. A Bachelor's degree in engineering and 7 years of PD Engineering experience are required.

What you'd actually do

  1. People Leader for Design and Release Engineers of FNA and FoM regions.
  2. Responsible for high quality (on-time, within budget, and meeting engineering and attribute requirements) delivery to GPDS milestones for Roof & Back lite glass systems.
  3. Absolute focus on delivery of robust designs and failure mode avoidance by applying engineering disciplines including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, PDP and ES specifications.
  4. Deliver focused TVM, Warranty reduction, and benchmarking.
  5. Proactively lead teams.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering
  • 7 years of PD Engineering experience
  • Thorough understanding of Roof Systems component designs
  • Advanced problem-solving skills
  • High technical aptitude
  • Demonstrated history in successfully leading cross functional teams
  • Ability to manage/resolve urgent production quality and launch concerns
  • Strong skills in project planning and management
  • Strong oral/written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to apply engineering disciplines for failure mode avoidance (FMA)
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Proficiency in engineering disciplines: DVP&R, DFMEA, 8D, Process Controls, Reliability, and System Engineering Fundamentals
  • Knowledgeable in GPDS: UNVx, TDJ/TDC, DCV, PEC/FEC, and Tool releases/builds.
  • Proficient in WERS, AIMS, AVBOM, BSAQ, GPIRS, DVA, and Digital Tools (CAD).

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in engineering or business preferred
  • experience with interfacing systems (Glass, Sealing, BIW Body structure)
  • material and joining knowledge
  • Natural ability to build productive relationships, achieve cooperation, and influence priorities of technical experts and other key partners
  • passion for quality
  • passion for customer
  • inherent self-starter with strong drive for results
  • Able to travel and support final assembly plants and supplier sites when required during project delivery.

What the JD emphasized

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering required
  • 7 years of PD Engineering experience
  • Demonstrated proficiency in engineering disciplines: DVP&R, DFMEA, 8D, Process Controls, Reliability, and System Engineering Fundamentals