Latest Openings at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa

Job Description

• As a PVT Interior Engineer, you will play a vital role within the Product Development team, reporting to the Interior Supervisor. Your primary objective will be to support the Production Plant by ensuring that all interior components meet stringent quality standards and are released on time. This involves overseeing design revisions, supporting reworks, and managing interim component and process changes. You will be a key liaison with suppliers and the regional Lead Engineering Activity, fostering continuous improvement in part quality.
• You will serve as a core member of the Interior Variability Reduction Team (VRT), actively supporting Production and driving both quality and customer satisfaction through the Quality Operating System. Your responsibilities will extend to assisting FCSD (Ford Customer Service Division) with customer and dealer concerns, identifying and diagnosing vehicle issues, and leading investigations into product quality. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to new vehicle launches, resolve complex engineering challenges, and significantly impact manufacturing quality and customer experience within the One Ford organization.

Responsibilities

• Assist with New Vehicle launches as a core member of the Interior team.
• Identify and diagnose vehicle issues, raise AIMS concerns, and drive their resolution.
• Liaise with approved vendors to ensure that component designs and performance characteristics meet functional and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with Interior teams across the One Ford organization to implement quality solutions for issues experienced both in-plant and externally.
• Attend Lead Engineering Activity (LEA) Functional Quality Reviews.
• Serve as the Vehicle Functional Group (VFG) Engineer for the Connectivity engineering section.
• Act as a core member of the Variability Reduction Team (VRT), responsible for creating and maintaining BSAQ projects.
• Establish the root cause of customer complaint data and develop resolution plans for improvement, utilizing external and internal company quality metrics.
• Report issues at FMCSA, IMG quality review meetings, Variability Reduction Team meetings, and other required departments to improve manufacturing quality and processes.
• Develop and implement possible resolutions to Interior-related problems for vehicles post-launch through design and manufacturing improvements.
• Establish root cause and resolutions of specific customer complaints by assisting CSO (Customer Service Operations) and Dealers through CMT/QSF (Customer Monitoring Team/Quality System Feedback).
• Liaise with and support relevant AP (Application Engineering) Engineering functions.
• Utilize regional Vehicle Functional Group Engineers (VFGs) as a resource for hard-to-fix issues.
• Brief MTC (Manage The Change) Teams on Design Changes that will impact production and facilitate problem-free implementation of these changes.

Qualifications

• B-Eng, or B-Tech degree Mechanical Engineering
• Min 3 years experience in the Automotive Industry
• Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt advantagous
• BSAQ System Knowlage
• CAD experience 
• Injection Moulding / Trim part Manufacturing experience 

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Job Description

• Responsible for leading engineers in the Exterior and Structural Systems. Localisation of respective commodities and lead the launch of their respective systems during new model launches. Implement localisation and design cost reduction Team Value Management (TVM) ideas to meet or exceed the TVM cost reduction targets.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the localisation of components for new model launches post-engineering Final Data Judgment (FDJ) to post- Ok to Buy (OKTB).
• Onsite launch team representing Lead Vehicle Engineering Activity (LVEA) for components and systems related to Body Exterior & Structural.
• During Launch, lead the engineers to root cause quality or build issues and implement robust containment actions to ensure quality build phases, while working with the suppliers and LVEA engineers for permanent corrective actions.
• Lead the team of engineers localizing components for new model launches within the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process.
• Lead the team of engineers in TVM actions to project manage local suppliers to deliver local Body Exterior & Structural components on time and with quality while interfacing with the LVEA engineers to ensure all engineering standards and requirements are met.
• Lead the implementation of design cost reduction actions.
• While reporting to the PD Engineering Manager, the supervisor will work within a large cross-functional group including Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Material Planning & Logistics, Supplier Technical Assistance and Finance.
• Provide training to new engineers on the various Ford PD systems and processes required to perform their functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree / National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 4 years experience in an automotive Product Development environment.

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Job Description

• Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa offers a 1-year Training Program for graduates from diverse fields of study. This program provides young professionals with a valuable opportunity to acquire practical experience and training. We are currently seeking a Logistics Graduate, who demonstrates the following attributes and behaviours: 
• Innovative
• Self-motivated
• Adaptable
• Goal-oriented
• Commited to excellence
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• Collaborative team player

Responsibilities

• Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa offers a 1-year Training Program for graduates from diverse fields of study. This program provides young professionals with a valuable opportunity to acquire practical experience and training. We are currently seeking a Logistics Graduate, who demonstrates the following attributes and behaviours: 
• Innovative
• Self-motivated
• Adaptable
• Goal-oriented
• Commited to excellence
• Collaborative team player

Qualifications

• Applicants must have successfully completed a Bachelors Degree in Logitstics or Supply Chain Management with an overall average percentage of 65% or higher.
• Applicants who have not yet completed their studies will not be considered for the program.
• Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 35.