Industrial Engineer, Global Supplier Development Tiger Team

GTI Fabrication; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GTI Energy in Goodyear, AZ, is seeking an Industrial Engineer to join the Supplier Development Tiger Team. The role focuses on manufacturing process optimization, standardization, quality improvement, and performance alignment with GTI standards across joint ventures in Mexico and Vietnam.

The candidate will assess supplier environments, implement structured improvements, and drive gains in throughput, cost control, and delivery performance through hands-on engineering and lean initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, or supplier development roles.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement methodologies, and root cause analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel including data modeling, pivot tables, and performance tracking.
• Experience working in fabrication, assembly, or industrial manufacturing environments.
• Ability to evaluate production systems and implement structured improvements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier development evaluations of manufacturing processes, production workflows, labor efficiency, and material flow.
• Identify gaps between current-state performance and GTI standards and develop action plans.
• Lead Lean initiatives, Kaizen events, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis.
• Standardize work instructions and documentation to drive repeatability and quality.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs to monitor throughput, cycle time, scrap, rework, and on-time delivery.
• Support readiness of joint venture facilities for production scale-up and ramp stabilization.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations to align supplier capabilities with GTI product requirements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Excel (pivot tables)

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Manufacturing data environments

Job description

GTI Energy in Goodyear, AZ, is seeking an Industrial Engineer to join the Supplier Development Tiger Team. The role focuses on manufacturing process optimization, standardization, quality improvement, and performance alignment with GTI standards across joint ventures in Mexico and Vietnam.

The candidate will assess supplier environments, implement structured improvements, and drive gains in throughput, cost control, and delivery performance through hands-on engineering and lean initiatives.