- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification Bachelors
- Experience 10 – 15 years
- Location Gauteng
- City Pretoria
- Job Field Engineering / Technical
STA Site Engineer at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa
STA Site Engineer
Job Description
- Good communication and listening skills
- Self-starter and team player
- Attention to detail
- Be able to work under pressure and to multitask
- Proficient in English language
- MS Excel, MS PowerPoint skill & experience
Responsibilities
- Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch STA team (Ex: Schedule A, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution). Escalate significant issues promptly and ‘date to green’ plan to appropriate management
- Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs
- Review supplier incremental tooling work plans compliance with PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) requirements
- Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, Manufacturing feasibility reviews and Health chart deployment as applicable
- LEAN principles expertise (Bill of Design / Bill of Process / Bill of Materials)
- Drive Supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new health charts
- Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists and Industrialization Reviews
- Support Capacity Purchase team in capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross-functional teams
- Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with suppliers in line with the GCP study requirements
- Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed – Production constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams and manage “date to green” plan
- Monitor supply status of 24/7 roster suppliers and Blue bar status of PPAPs beyond implementation timing
- Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance with capacity requirements
- Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1-MSA deployment, Q1 attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required.
- Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.) as required.
- Drive new supplier site evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of GCST, identifying Risk Mitigation.
- Drive closure of supplier process responsible quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
- Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance.
Qualifications
- Qualification: B Tech Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or academic equivalent.
- 10 – 15 years of relevant experience in motor Industry
- In depth process & technical experience in Injection Moulding, Painting Processes and Interior / Exterior Soft & Hard Trim commodities
- Relevant work experience in LEAN Principles
- Knowledge of Problem Solving and Quality systems and tools
- Experience in Quality systems, tools and techniques
- Project management experience
- Supply / Crisis Management Experience
- Knowledge & Experience in manufacturing process(es) viz., Injection Molding, Painting, Stampings and Modular assembly
Apply Before
01/17/2026
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa on efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com to apply

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