Manufacturing Engineer — Industrial & Process Optimization

RiseMe; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer – Industrial and Process Engineering to improve safety, efficiency, capacity, and scalability at the Davison Road Processing Center. You will design workstations, conduct time studies, and lead improvements from problem definition through implementation.

You will translate operational needs into practical engineering concepts, estimates, and plans while partnering with Operations and other teams to sustain gains and build capability across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Engineering, or related field; relevant experience may substitute for degree.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial/manufacturing engineering, warehouse/logistics engineering, or related environment.
• Experience with work measurement, time studies, standard-time development, labor planning, process balancing, or capacity analysis.
• Experience designing or improving workstations, layouts, material flow, or standardized work.
• Experience developing and maintaining job instructions, standardized operating methods, or equivalent process documentation.
• Ability to lead process-improvement efforts from data collection through implementation and sustainment.
• Ability to independently manage complex assignments and communicate recommendations to leadership.
• Strong analytical, written, presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work regularly in an active processing-center environment and collaborate with Operations personnel.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, and improve workstations, processes, layouts, and material-flow solutions for processing-center operations.
• Conduct STDS time studies, work measurement, method studies, and work-combination analyses to establish labor and capacity requirements.
• Develop labor plans, staffing models, process-balance recommendations, capacity analyses, and throughput-improvement plans.
• Create, update, and validate JES, SOS, and related standardized-work documentation.
• Confirm that documented methods reflect work performed and meet safety, quality, ergonomic, productivity, and material-flow requirements.
• Perform ergonomic reviews and incorporate operator feedback into workstation, tooling, equipment, and process designs.
• Maintain engineering data and documentation so standards, layouts, time studies, and operating methods remain current and traceable.

Skills

Work measurement

Time studies

Standardized work

Process improvement

Lean manufacturing

Analytical skills

Communication

Operations collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

STDS Time Studies

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer – Industrial and Process Engineering to improve safety, efficiency, capacity, and scalability at the Davison Road Processing Center. You will design workstations, conduct time studies, and lead improvements from problem definition through implementation.

You will translate operational needs into practical engineering concepts, estimates, and plans while partnering with Operations and other teams to sustain gains and build capability across the