Plant Launch Team Manager at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION DETAILS

• Interface with CPE, New Models/VO Launch leaders, Plant Launch leaders, Launch team, PD Engineering and STA.
• Lead resolution of Launch issues via AIMS, CRs, FCP and other launch perfomance metrics.
• Support AIM BINNING, Open To Go, Shortage, Start-Up Meetings, White Bpard reviews, Management Review, Launch Team Facilities, Build Scheduleng, FCPA, R202 Drive, Craftsmanship reviews, Night Letter, Alert, Onsite Modifications and Lesson Learn.
• Provide direction and leadership and prioritize the activities to the  launch team.

Participate in the virtual DPA-5 process to:

• Provide manufacturing input to plant and VO engineering teams during the Virtual Build activities.
• Supply current-state eQPS job instruction sheets and Cycle Line Layout (CLL) ACAD drawings
• Verify the Bill of Material (B.O.M.) and the Bill of Process (B.O.P.)
• Identify and address high-hurt issues early
• Validate product/process compatibility, logging all discovered issues, communicating them to the Launch Team, and managing their resolution.
• Represent the all shops in all launch activities and at each gateway review.
• Communicate all concerns to the launch team for coordination and resolution.
• Establish critical characteristics and apply design for manufacturing / assembly (DFM / DFA) principles
• Coordinate tooling and facility changes and equipment installations with the Tooling & Facilities engineer
• Develop a training plan with the LPWR Leader
• Review all product changes, understanding the differences relative to the current product and their impact to all shops area facilities, tooling and processes
• Review recommended process changes with the staff engineers
• Work with the launch team to ensure that all representative tooling is in place and ready to support the pre-production builds
• Assist the production personnel during the pre-production builds
• Identify, track and resolve tooling, process and design concerns encountered during the builds
• Make repair standards for new process availabl;e for Production team
• Maintain training and versatility charts for all maintenance employees with LPWR Lead.
• Oversee the development of the Cycle Line Layout (CLL) drawing
• Assist the LPWR Leader to review the equipment documentation and the technical training materials
• Assist the Tooling & Facilities Engineer with coordinating plant participation in the tooling vendor design reviews and equipment buyoffs
• Deliver the Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) and FTPM strategies for the Final Chassis Area.
• Validate Allocation Planning Tool (APT) work element allocations and validate workstation capability

PERFORMANCE MEASURES/ SUCCESS CRITERIA

• 100 % Training competion L1.2
• Delivery of Facility to Net JPH
• Contain all Manufacturing
• Launch Capable Process
• Complete WSR 100% with no open issue
• Meet FTT Per build phase
• Meet Quality matrix controllables for Manufacturing

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES (KSA)

• LQOS and GPDS.
• Able to work with a diverse team and adapt communication styles and content to appropriate audiences.
• Effective communication skills to mediate disputes and uncover hidden objections or concerns.
• Able to anticipate and resolve problems before they happen.
• Must display strong customer orientation with a commitment to upholding plant processes through strict adherence to the Quality Operating System.
• Must demonstrate the ability to execute to achieve results, while organizing and managing multiple priorities
• Must have the ability to serve as a strong and confident technical mentor to the production organization (both hourly and salaried)

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of +3 years Manufacturing and Program management Experience in Project Mangement.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interface with CPE, New Models/VO Launch leaders, Plant Launch leaders, Launch team, PD Engineering and STA.
• Lead resolution of Launch issues via AIMS, CRs, FCP and other launch perfomance metrics.
• Support AIM BINNING, Open To Go, Shortage, Start-Up Meetings, White Bpard reviews, Management Review, Launch Team Facilities, Build Scheduleng, FCPA, R202 Drive, Craftsmanship reviews, Night Letter, Alert, Onsite Modifications and Lesson Learn.
• Provide direction and leadership and prioritize the activities to the  launch team.

Participate in the virtual DPA-5 process to:

• Provide manufacturing input to plant and VO engineering teams during the Virtual Build activities.
• Supply current-state eQPS job instruction sheets and Cycle Line Layout (CLL) ACAD drawings
• Verify the Bill of Material (B.O.M.) and the Bill of Process (B.O.P.)
• Identify and address high-hurt issues early
• Validate product/process compatibility, logging all discovered issues, communicating them to the Launch Team, and managing their resolution.
• Represent the all shops in all launch activities and at each gateway review.
• Communicate all concerns to the launch team for coordination and resolution.
• Establish critical characteristics and apply design for manufacturing / assembly (DFM / DFA) principles
• Coordinate tooling and facility changes and equipment installations with the Tooling & Facilities engineer
• Develop a training plan with the LPWR Leader
• Review all product changes, understanding the differences relative to the current product and their impact to all shops area facilities, tooling and processes
• Review recommended process changes with the staff engineers
• Work with the launch team to ensure that all representative tooling is in place and ready to support the pre-production builds
• Assist the production personnel during the pre-production builds
• Identify, track and resolve tooling, process and design concerns encountered during the builds
• Make repair standards for new process availabl;e for Production team
• Maintain training and versatility charts for all maintenance employees with LPWR Lead.
• Oversee the development of the Cycle Line Layout (CLL) drawing
• Assist the LPWR Leader to review the equipment documentation and the technical training materials
• Assist the Tooling & Facilities Engineer with coordinating plant participation in the tooling vendor design reviews and equipment buyoffs
• Deliver the Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) and FTPM strategies for the Final Chassis Area.
• Validate Allocation Planning Tool (APT) work element allocations and validate workstation capability

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of +3 years Manufacturing and Program management Experience in Project Mangement.