Industrial Engineering Lead

General Motors Company; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company in Toledo, OH is recruiting an Industrial Engineering Lead to drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives on the shop floor. You will partner with Production leadership to eliminate waste, optimize line balance, and develop standardized work while guiding a small team of engineers.

The role emphasizes independent judgment in complex production settings, with accountability for process improvements and collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality
• Prioritization of workload to enable employees to accomplish all responsibilities
• Project management for large projects for equipment
• Creation & maintenance of engineering standardized work
• Providing technical directions to and oversight of outside vendor sources
• Providing technical directions and coordination for less experienced industrial Engineers
• People leadership responsibilities for direct reports including CAP – goal setting, mid-year and year-end reviews, managing results and evaluating/coaching performance
• Manage budget targets, travel approvals, expense reports, and purchasing requests
• Direct the design, development, and/or improvement of manufacturing processes for assigned area
• Provide technical support for plant operations
• Interact with production, finance, and manufacturing engineering staff
• Evaluate or monitor expenditure for processes and/or equipment
• Handle engineering projects with plants and/or Manufacturing Engineering Staffs
• Implement GM’s Global Manufacturing System and standardized work development
• Coach and teach lean manufacturing principles to production teams
• Drive problem solving efforts
• Collaborate across levels of the organization
• Develop relationships with Production department and cross-functional partners

Job description

Job Description Industrial Engineering Lead Sponsorship: 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.

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to our Toledo location. This position may offer relocation assistance.

The Role:

In this role your work will be of a technical nature with decisions made within the limits of general practices, policies and standards. Your work will involve complex manufacturing problems including the need to troubleshoot and follow issues to completion. You will work directly with Production leadership in implementing Lean Manufacturing systems. The main purpose of the Lead Industrial Engineer is to work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, person-hours, machine time, energy and other resources that do not generate value. The ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment is critical to succeed in this role. In this position your use of independent discernment is required. You will use substantial independent judgment in complex or unusual situations. Your responsibility may involve training others and assigning work to a small group of employees.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Maintain awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality
• Prioritization of workload to enable employees to accomplish all responsibilities
• Project management for large projects for equipment
• Creation & maintenance of engineering standardized work
• Providing technical directions to and oversight of outside vendor sources
• Providing technical directions and coordination for less experienced industrial Engineers
• Perform People Leader responsibilities for direct reports including but not limited to: CAP – goal setting, mid-year and year-end reviews, managing results and evaluating/coaching individual performance, compensation planning and communication, training and development planning
• Support manager with general administrative tasks such as managing budget targets, approving travel requests, expense reports, and purchasing requests, & planning vacation schedules
• Direct the design, development, and/or improvement of manufacturing processes for assigned area
• You will provide technical support for specific plant operations
• You will interact on a regular basis with production, finance, and manufacturing engineering staff.
• You will evaluate or monitor expenditure for processes and/or equipment
• You will handle engineering projects with plants and/or Manufacturing Engineering Staffs
• Implement common Industrial Engineering business practices and processes.
• Design work operations that meet safety, quality, and efficiency requirements with high integrity.
• Maintain accurate time studies through motion analysis and application of standard time data.
• Maintain accurate routings of parts to their assembly location.
• Maintain accurate workstation layouts using computer aided drafting software (AutoCAD).
• Drive Continuous Improvement efforts in assigned areas through elimination of waste.
• Evaluate bottleneck areas and support throughput and productivity improvements in assigned areas.
• Support change management projects by developing line balance plans and participating in production trials.
• Reduce total cost by improving productivity metrics related to operator work loading and value-added percent.
• Participate in lean manufacturing through implementation of GM’s Global Manufacturing System.
• Support implementation and training for standardized work development.
• Become a coach and teacher of lean manufacturing principles to the production floor team members.
• Drive problem solving efforts.
• Work collaboratively as one team with all levels of the organization.
• Develop relationships with Production department and related personnel and influence cross-functional partners.

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Line optimizations, Project Management and Part Presentation Experience Working on multiple products and processes while collaborating with cross functional teams that are in multiple places.

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. Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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