Lead Industrial Engineer

Job Description

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. 

Work Arrangement:

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office four times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role

Lead Industrial Engineering activities and serve as a subject matter expert for manufacturing processes and engineering tools. Partner with global plant and engineering teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and process standardization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead process planning, line balancing, work combination analysis, time studies, ergonomics assessments, and shop-floor process improvements.
• Support new product launches, plant expansions, assembly line setup, and existing-plant optimization.
• Develop and standardize industrial engineering documents, including standardized work, job element sheets, work combination tables, time studies, process schematics, and material and information flow diagrams.
• Create and maintain manufacturing layouts, bills of material, bills of process, bills of equipment, and related process documentation.
• Analyze data, prepare reports, and communicate recommendations to engineering, manufacturing, and leadership teams.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for Industrial Engineering tools and manufacturing applications, including user support, access coordination, issue resolution, system enhancements, and knowledge management.
• Lead continuous improvement, productivity, cost-reduction, automation, and waste-reduction initiatives; guide macros and digital solutions that improve efficiency.
• Facilitate cross-functional reviews, drive critical issues to closure, and represent business needs in technology and process initiatives.
• Coach and develop engineers through training, mentoring, technical guidance, and capability-building plans.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, operating procedures, labor requirements, and site policies.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Automotive, or Production Engineering; postgraduate qualification in Industrial Engineering is preferred.
• 10+ years of Industrial Engineering experience, preferably in automotive manufacturing.
• Experience with shop-floor operations, line balancing, takt-time changes, new product development, plant expansion, and manufacturing process planning.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, ergonomics, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with manufacturing planning, product lifecycle management, manufacturing execution, or related engineering systems.
• Proficiency with engineering and productivity software, data analysis, and VBA-based automation.
• Knowledge of electric vehicle manufacturing, Industry 4.0, design for manufacturing and assembly, failure mode and effects analysis, and production routing is preferred.
• Technical leadership and subject matter expertise
• Project planning, estimation, reporting, and governance
• Data-driven problem solving and decision-making
• Change leadership, continuous improvement, and innovation
• Stakeholder management and communication across global teams
• Coaching, mentoring, collaboration, and influencing
• Strategic planning, workload management, and independent execution

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Leading cross-functional teams in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Delivering standardized solutions across multiple plants or regions.
• Achieving measurable improvements in productivity, cost, process automation, or operational excellence.

About GM

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Why Join Us 

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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