Lead Industrial Engineer – Lean Manufacturing & CI

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

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.