Industrial Engineer

General Motors; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors in Lansing, MI is seeking an Industrial Engineer to drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery and cost across manufacturing operations. You will identify non-value-added activities and implement process changes to boost efficiency, resource utilization and product quality.

The role emphasizes data-driven problem solving, collaboration with production supervisors and shift leaders, and supporting plant initiatives, including weekend or off-shift work when needed.

Qualifications

• 1+ years Industrial Engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, time studies and motion analysis.

Responsibilities

• Optimize workflows, labor utilization and sequence of operations to improve efficiency.
• Ideate, lead and support waste elimination and process improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Perform data analysis to establish shop performance metrics and solve complex operational problems.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing, maintenance, production supervisors and shift leaders.
• Support project implementation and plant initiatives including off shift or weekends as needed.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Time studies

Motion analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Continuous improvement

Problem solving

Strong communication

Adaptability

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Job Description The Role: The Industrial Engineer drives improvements in safety, quality, delivery and cost by identifying and eliminating non-value-added activity across manufacturing operations. This role develops, recommends and implements process improvements that enhance manufacturing efficiency, resource utilization and product quality. The ideal candidate is a data-driven problem solver who thrives in a competitive, fast-paced and dynamic manufacturing environment. This individual will collaborate cross-functionally to optimize workflows, support production performance and deliver operational excellence.

What you’ll do

• Optimize workflows, labor utilization and sequence of operations to improve efficiency
• Ideate, lead and support waste elimination and process improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations
• Perform data analysis to establish shop performance metrics and solve complex operational problems
• Provide technical support to manufacturing, maintenance, production supervisors and shift leaders
• Support project implementation and plant initiatives including off shift or weekends as needed

Required Qualifications

• 1+ years of Industrial Engineering experience
• Experience working in manufacturing
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies and problem solving in production operations
• Experience documenting and improving standardized work
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, time studies and motion analysis
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to adapt to interpersonal styles and work effectively with cross functional teams
• Self-motivated
• Strong continuous improvement focus
• Ability to work flex schedules as needed to support initiatives on an off shift

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of Industrial Engineering experience
• Experience with project management and cross-functional initiative execution
• Working knowledge of computer aided drafting (CAD) tools

This role may be eligible for relocation benefits.

On-site: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Lansing Delta Assembly on a full-time basis.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.

DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This role is categorized as onsite.

This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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