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bs in engineering (or equivalent)
2+ years manufacturing experience in the automotive industry (iatf 16949)
six sigma tools, black belt certified preferable
experience and demonstrable competencies in lean manufacturing & core tools
computer skills using microsoft office products
soft/interpersonal competencies
able to speak, understand, and write in english and spanish at the professional level.
excellent interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills with ability to work in a highly cross-functional environment.
excellent organization and coordination skills with ability to own the leadership and schedule with a track record of delivering production on time
leadership skills to teach, train, and lead others in the manufacturing process.
experience with manufacturing operations.
interest in high volume manufacturing techniques.
1.manages a team of skill trades, on regards to quality assurance and quality control topics.
2.establish relationships with internal and external business partners (it,adv mfg, assy, gears, mach, finance, me, ptme), to create synergies and achieve the plant objectives
3.leads the team to review, follow and align them to global ford production system (key unifying process, time and data management, aligned and capable organization)
4.provide technical leadership to develop continuously people resources - both in projects as well as in day-to-day operations.
5.provide periodic updates to senior management related to kpis (key process indicators)
6.supports the digital transformation identifying opportunities on the data management.
7.strategic planning of the area focused on security, quality, delivery, people for organizational goals.
8.ensure that goals and objectives are clearly communicated and executed to plan thru all area members (team leaders, skill trades, operators, and engineers)
9.provides feedback, mentoring and coaching to the group of collaborators as well as performance evaluation.
develop and maintain a positive team-based working environment in which the team takes pride in exceeding plans and quality standards.
10.provide cross-functional leadership to set and maintain the expected quality on new products and processes for manufacturing.