Final Assembly Engineering PVT/Quality Manufacturing Engineer

The Final Assembly Engineering (FAE) Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) is a co-located cross-functional team having the primary responsibility to manage the actions to improve current model quality. The PVT/Quality Engineer is a SPOC for FAE responsibilities which include the following:

• ECB/BSAQ/VRT/Quality
  • VRT functions (team meetings, management reviews, VQRs)
    • Lead for Process/Manufacturing issues, except those that are plant/operator/maintenance controllable.
  • VOME VRT Core Projects - VOME direction
    • Support implementation of core group specific strategies (EOL, alignment, tire room, tooling, and processes)
    • Confirm alignment with VOME standards for added process/tooling quality improvement actions.
  • Address ECB using BSAQ process
    • Support clarification of GSAR by reviewing warranty claims, QNPS, verbatims, and additional internal indicators (First run, CAL, 25 mile drive, M10) as required
    • Review daily ECB binning with VRT team for proper responsibility (Process, Design, Supplier Design, Supplier Process)
  • Represent VOME at VRT to address manufacturing controllable items based on plant internal quality indicators (QLS, FCPA)
  • Assist in the development and management of the BSAQ roadmaps to deliver the VRT objectives (CPU and R/1000 reductions) by implementing revisions to the following:
    • Tooling, equipment, and facilities
    • Process
    • Error proofing implementation (DC tools, barcode scan, & pick lights)
  • Lead / Participate in the Identification of Common Cross Vehicle line concerns for resolution.
  • Support VOME Advanced Feasibility group to provide them the quality-related information/data they require from all plants.

Core VO Deliverables Performed by PVT

• Process Sheets/PFMEAs/Corporate Process Initiatives
  • GSPAS maintenance
    • Process development and production process sheet updates for PVT released new content 
    • Delta Audits (review process sheet deck per VOPQUG219) & issue resolution
    • ECN maintenance per WERS releases & VRT directed initiatives
    • Process deck maintenance (Parts, Tools, Process, Usages, Orphan & Unclaimed parts, etc) per VOPGONA206
  • Local PFMEA updates
  • Local Control plan approvals (as required) and ongoing adherence (VOPQUG-051)
  • Support plant process investigation and compliance to the standards for GERT
• Launch/Process Support (for those PVT’s without a Resident Manufacturing Program Team (MPT):  Reference Manufacturing Program Team R&R document for a full description)
  • Major program launches (PVT is incremental support from MP1 through OKTB, that still allows for the PVT VOME engineers to maintain all PVT responsibilities)
  • Minor programs and running changes as agreed to between PVT/MPT management which entail: 
    • Assembly feasibility to be done by MPT and Core.
    • AIMS meetings: Issue resolution, validation and documentation
    • Change Control, review all WERS concerns, assess for VO impact  (Determine tooling, equipment, facilities and labor costing)
    • Tooling, equipment and facilities development, buyoff and installation
    • Lead core functional responsibilities including, EOL, HLA, alignment, fluid fill, tire room, AVIS, and other FAE/BCE tooling and processes.
    • Error Proofing updates and/or additions 
    • AIS updates aligned with new Teledata/Broadcast codes
    • Vacca Matrix (Total Plant Content) 
• Support in plant trials and prove-out associated with:
  • Engineering concerns, MCR actions, Alerts and PSOs
  • TPPS studies/TISS reports
  • PVT manage-the-change process (MTC) FAP02-057
  • Safety & ergonomic concern evaluation and resolution (Zero red ergonomic concerns)
  • Part complexity evaluations and resolutions
  • Corporate Strategy implementation – aligned with VOME FAE/BCE Advanced Feasibility and Planning group
  • Manage overall PVT program and OPD budgets (VOME PVT Checkbook for tooling, equipment and facilities):
    • Process PNs, RQ’s through PO release
    • Process PFR documentation
    • Perform regular uncommitted funds reviews for all PVT impacted PINS
  • New Model Launch PVT led Scorecard meeting report outs/reviews from <LR> through OK-To-Buy
  • Support for containment on Stop Ships. Support VOME PAC papers (Stop Ships, D-PAC, FSA) for root cause identification and containment.
  • Assist with Incoming Quality (IQ) and vendors on part quality issues
  • Perform a new COP Health Chart Assessments on minor launch as required
• 6-Sigma
  • Support effort for all VOME PVT engineers t