Zizipho Khenku
Port Elizabeth
Summary
Results-driven Quality Candidate with extensive experience within the Ford Motor Company manufacturing environment. Proven expertise in G8D root cause analysis, PFMEA reviews, and process optimization (Kaizen). Highly proficient in Ford-specific systems including GPTS, GSAR, and Quality Worx. Committed to ensuring high quality through rigorous containment, traceability, and cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Graduate
Ford Motor Company
Port Elizabeth
08.2025 - Current
- Updating line FTT reports and reviewing production line concerns.
- Raising quality rejects against the IPQ department.
- Filing daily scrap reports.
- Conducting the containment of line concerns raised by customers.
- Repairing and resolving raised plant production campaigns.
- Collaborating with the Process Team for PFMEA review, attending the line review process.
- Identifying and improving line processes by conducting Kaizen projects.
- Supporting our customers and Warranty Team with product birth history using QualityWorx, QLSCM, and Control Plan.
- Collaborating with the Process team in Part Trial conduction.
- Tracking product shipment and storage using Outbound logistics.
- Resolving customer concerns using G8D and the 3-legged 5 Whys.
- Using the GPTS system to rewrite the product assembly process and upload the missing data.
Experiental learnership
Ford Motor Company
Port Elizabeth
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Executed quarantine procedures for defective parts and raised supplier rejects via GSAR.
- Facilitated G8D( Global 8D) root cause analysis meetings with suppliers to address quality non-conformances.
- Resolved ISPR issues in collaboration with MP&L.
- Collaborated with STA to resolve supplier disputes of the raised concerns from the production lines
- Supplied production lines with certified stock while overseeing the containment of suspect parts.
- Managed stock releases and part shipper processing within the CMMS system.
Education
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
iYuniversithi Walter Sisulu
East London01-2025
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
iYunivesithi Walter Sisulu
East London01-2024
Matric - High School
Qumbu Village High School
Qumbu01-2020
Skills
- Quality Tools: G8D, 3-legged 5-Why, PFMEA, Control Plans, FTT Reporting
- Systems: GPTS, QualityWorx, QLSCM, GSAR, CMMS, Outbound Logistics
- Competencies: Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen (Continuous Improvement), Supplier Quality, Part Trials, Containment Management
Certification
- 3-Legged 5 Why
- G8d
References
Quality Engineer
Francois De Klerk
fdeklerk@ford.com
082 562 7690
IPQ Engineer
Sithembele Memani
smemani@ford.com
O: +27 (41) 4067-078
M: +27 (78) 279-3969
Timeline
Quality Graduate
Ford Motor Company
08.2025 - Current
Experiental learnership
Ford Motor Company
02.2024 - 02.2025
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
iYuniversithi Walter Sisulu
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
iYunivesithi Walter Sisulu
Matric - High School
Qumbu Village High School