Process Engineer (Heat treatment) · Ford Motor Company

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:18:30 GMT
Engineering

Ford Motor Company · Sterling Heights · $72,480-$121,440", "salaryMin": 72480, "salaryMax": 121440, "salaryCurrency": "USD", "salaryPeriod": "year · onsite

In this position, you will be responsible for managing the Heat Treatment and Chemical Treatment processes in the building. This includes managing operations across both pusher and batch-style furnaces, evaluating the ergonomics of quenching and fixture-loading workflows to ensure operator safety. You will also lead "Visual Factory" management to make furnace cycle status, metallurgical trends, and production issues transparent to all team members.

Your responsibilities will include managing quality documentation process control plans, operator instructions, SCCAF, PFMEA, and heat treatment test documentation, etc. You will participate in Quality and Safety audits, prepare standard reports for Quality reviews within the plant and with other areas, and review rejected parts for quality integrity and decide next steps. You will issue daily Incoming Quality report and lead cross-functional team initiatives in quality to achieve no faults forward / zero defects.

You will deliver capable processes and tools, analyze root causes, engage in mapping and corrective actions, coordinate Green and Black Belt projects within the department, document and control error-proofing checks, internal checks, and additional containments. You will participate in interplant benchmarking exercises, actively participate in Simultaneous Engineering meetings, Forward Planning and Product Design to ensure MTC process is followed.

You will apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products, implement interim & permanent corrective actions to resolve quality issues using 8D tool, 6 panel, etc. You will manage and direct statistical process control activities, knowledge of and ability to execute measurement systems analysis & variable data analysis.

You will establish and monitor quality target levels for each build, provide input for design and assembly concepts which will yield nominal variations, establish critical characteristics for gauging and measuring data collection methods, determine inspection equipment and facility requirements, support expedited concern resolution with cross-functional teams including the Quality Department, Production and Suppliers.

You will review internal/external suppliers for critical characteristics process compatibility, review incoming quality concerns to maintain quality with assigned area, must have experience with initiating containment, determining root cause, and implementing corrective actions.

Work with and manage hourly (UAW) personnel as required.