Materials & Flow Optimization Engineer

General Motors; Spring Hill (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors’ Spring Hill operation seeks a Materials Industrial Engineer to lead data-driven improvements in material flow, warehousing layouts, and dock strategies. The role collaborates across plant teams, HQ engineering, UAW members, and contractors to rebalance labor and boost throughput.

The candidate should have a engineering degree, 2+ years of manufacturing experience, and familiarity with robotics or material automation. Occasional off-shift work and <25% travel are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve complex problems.
• Experience with supply chain optimization, material flow optimization, and/or layout optimization.
• Experience leading large and difficult continuous improvement projects with a high level of autonomy.
• Knowledge of robotic systems (robotic cells, cobots, or material automation) or general programming.
• Knowledge of labor optimization tools and time study analysis.
• Ability to work off-shift, weekends, or overtime to support project implementations or as needed.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvements to material flow, including storage and dock strategies.
• Develop optimized warehousing layouts to minimize job utilizations and maximize material flow efficiency.
• Collaborate with logistics teams to optimize dock schedules and parts management.
• Develop and drive OpEx projects to rebalance labor and improve material flow efficiency.
• Lead Lean Material Strategies initiatives and support Short Lead Time principles.
• Design work operations meeting safety, ergonomic, quality, takt, and efficiency requirements.
• Design operations to safely interact with material automation.
• Collaborate to design new packaging and staging equipment to meet throughput requirements.
• Collaborate across departments to determine space needs and drive layout development in AutoCAD.
• Provide robust supply chain floor support to UAW Team Members and partners to improve safety, ergonomics, throughput, and standardized work.
• Develop and maintain accurate time studies using motion analysis and standard data.
• Develop and maintain clear work instructions for safety and effectiveness.
• Assist programming and logic changes for a fleet of automated equipment from multiple vendors.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Manufacturing experience

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Supply chain optimization

Continuous improvement leadership

Robotics knowledge

Labor optimization tools

Off-shift flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

General Motors’ Spring Hill operation seeks a Materials Industrial Engineer to lead data-driven improvements in material flow, warehousing layouts, and dock strategies. The role collaborates across plant teams, HQ engineering, UAW members, and contractors to rebalance labor and boost throughput.

The candidate should have a engineering degree, 2+ years of manufacturing experience, and familiarity with robotics or material automation. Occasional off-shift work and <25% travel are expected.