Industrial Engineer: On-site Throughput & Lean Improvement

General Motors Company; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company in Grand Rapids is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support manufacturing operations. You will analyze and improve production systems to enable safe, high-quality, efficient operations, collaborating with production, manufacturing engineering, quality, maintenance, materials and other partners.

The role requires leading cross-functional TIP teams to remove constraints, performing delay studies, and optimizing layouts, labor and material control while aligning with Safety,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience with process analysis, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving.
• Ability to interpret technical data, process documentation, and engineering drawings.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and project-management skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across production and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work on-site in a manufacturing environment and follow applicable safety requirements.
• 3+ years of Industrial Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional Throughput Improvement Process (TIP) teams to eliminate constraints in various product lines.
• Provide and analyze information for various management systems.
• Conduct delay studies to determine top downtime issues in constraint processes.
• Work with various engineering disciplines, floor and shop personnel and outside suppliers.
• Establish operational methods and work standards using various measurement techniques.
• Record and analyze information on the utilization of personnel, material, machines and facilities.
• Confirm or recommend changes to layouts, labor control and/or material control.
• Support plant in achieving Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness and Cost goals.

Skills

Process analysis

Continuous improvement

Structured problem-solving

Interpret technical data

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Project management

Teamwork

On-site safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

PM&C (Production Monitoring and Control)

Andon

Maximo

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

General Motors Company in Grand Rapids is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support manufacturing operations. You will analyze and improve production systems to enable safe, high-quality, efficient operations, collaborating with production, manufacturing engineering, quality, maintenance, materials and other partners.

The role requires leading cross-functional TIP teams to remove constraints, performing delay studies, and optimizing layouts, labor and material control while aligning with Safety,