Industrial Engineering Lead: Boost Productivity & Safety

Ford; Wayne (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription drug

Flexible family care

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Vacation time purchase

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Michigan seeks a Lead Industrial Engineer to drive productivity improvements across manufacturing. You will mentor engineers, lead line-balancing initiatives, and partner with production, safety, and union representatives to implement efficient, safe processes.

This leadership role focuses on labor planning, time-study methods (MODAPTS), and continuous improvement through Kaizen and Six Sigma, with monthly reporting and cost-reduction goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering required.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead IE efforts to improve ergonomics, safety, workstation setup, and production efficiency.
• Collaborate with Production, Health and Safety, hourly employees, team leaders, and union reps to resolve concerns.
• Lead and coach IEs and CI Specialists in productivity improvements: line balancing, throughput gains, labor utilization, and value-added work.
• Identify headcount and labor-cost reduction initiatives; publish monthly reports by area.
• Plan manpower, daily reporting, weekly roll analysis, staffing strategies, and training alignment.
• Support hiring and posting with union representatives.
• Plan workstation, allocation, mix, and line-speed changes to maximize efficiency.
• Lead cycle-line layout development and labor planning.
• Guide time-study planning (MODAPTS) and IE training across the plant.
• Promote continuous improvement and waste elimination via Kaizen, Six Sigma, and low-cost automation projects.
• Represent the plant on the National Ergonomics Committee and lead safety and ergonomics initiatives.
• Monitor monthly progress in VPOS and support Finance with labor-efficiency targets.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

Kaizen

Six Sigma

Labor planning

Ergonomics

Safety

Cycle-line layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

MODAPTS

Microsoft Office

GSPAS

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Michigan seeks a Lead Industrial Engineer to drive productivity improvements across manufacturing. You will mentor engineers, lead line-balancing initiatives, and partner with production, safety, and union representatives to implement efficient, safe processes.

This leadership role focuses on labor planning, time-study methods (MODAPTS), and continuous improvement through Kaizen and Six Sigma, with monthly reporting and cost-reduction goals.