Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

Ford of Canadas operations include a national headquarters three vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants three parts distribution centres and three Connectivity and Innovation centres. Ford employs approximately 7000 people in Canada while an additional 18000 people are employees in the more than 400 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships across the country. For more information please visit .

The primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Lead deploymentof continuous improvement initiatives including planning and facilitating Kaizen (continuous improvement) events rapid improvement workshops and Value Stream Mapping sessions.
• Design and standardizemanufacturing processes work instructions standard work and visual controls to ensure repeatable safe and high-quality production.
• Support manufacturing operationsand launch readiness by conducting time studies line balancing process capability analysis and optimizing layouts to improve Jobs Per Hour (JPH) and overall throughput.
• Lead root cause analysisusing methodologies such as 5-Why Fishbone diagrams and Eight Disciplines Problem Solving then implement corrective and preventive actions to reduce defects scrap and downtime.
• Develop and trackkey process metrics such as Jobs Per Hour (JPH) yield scrap downtime and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) reporting performance to stakeholders and implementing countermeasures to achieve targets.
• Partner with cross-functional teams(Quality Maintenance and Product Development) for Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) reviews control plan updates and change control for process and equipment modifications.
• Support a continuous improvement cultureby training and coaching operators process coaches and engineers in Lean tools standard work and problem-solving methods.
• Coordinate with maintenance and external vendorsfor equipment modifications Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) initiatives and preventive maintenance.
• Prepare comprehensive documentation such as process documentation job aids workstation layouts and risk assessments ensuring compliance with safety and environmental procedures.
• Provide technical supportduring production incidents and emergency recoveries actively participating in shift meetings and Gemba (on-site observation) walks.
• Contribute to project management activities including defining the scope timelines and resource needs for various improvement projects.

Minimum requirements:

Education: Bachelors Degree in Engineering. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required).

Experience:

• 2 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment applying Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies such as Kaizen (continuous improvement) 5S (Sort Set in Order Shine Standardize Sustain) Value Stream. Mapping and Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED).
• 1 years experience facilitating Kaizen events and utilizing problem-solving methods like Root Cause Analysis and Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D).
• 1 years experience of process documentation practices including standard work control plans and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
• Availability to work in shifts (morning/afternoon/evening) as required.
  

Preferred requirements:

Education: Masters Degree in a related Engineering discipline.

Experience:

• 3 years of experience in automotive or other high-volume production environments coupled with Lean or Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) certification.

• Proficient in Ford Production System (FPS) or other Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) production systems including Jobs Per Hour (JPH) methodologies and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) implementation.

• Strong technical and analytical skills encompass knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) basic automation principles and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) layout tools (AutoCAD Visio). This includes experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) Design of Experiments (DOE) advanced data-driven problem-solving and proficiency in Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and statistical tools like Minitab for capability analysis.

• Familiarity with unionized environments labor and contract constraints and contractor coordination is preferred.

• Demonstrates a results-oriented collaborative analytical and safety-minded approach with an aptitude for coaching and fostering Lean thinking and standard work.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment selection and / or assessment processes where needed are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited does not sponsor work permit applications.

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