Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer role in Lansing, MI with $40-45/hour pay, standard 8:00 AM-4:30 PM M-F hours, at a leading automotive manufacturing company.

We are seeking an Industrial Engineer to support manufacturing operations through labor analysis, productivity improvement, workstation optimization, and process efficiency initiatives within a high-volume automotive assembly environment. This role will work closely with production leadership, labor time technicians, and manufacturing teams to establish work standards, validate operations, improve productivity, and support ergonomic and operational excellence initiatives. The successful candidate will have a strong background in General Assembly and Supply Chain operations, along with experience applying industrial engineering principles within a manufacturing environment.

• Establish and maintain operational methods and work standards using recognized industrial engineering techniques.
• Analyze manufacturing processes to improve productivity, efficiency, and resource utilization.
• Evaluate labor, material, equipment, and facility utilization to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, and Cost (SPQRC) initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Work collaboratively with manufacturing, engineering, production, and supplier teams to solve operational challenges.
• Support compliance with manufacturing quality and environmental management systems.

• Develop and maintain labor time studies and work standards.
• Partner with labor time technicians and production leadership to document and validate manufacturing operations.
• Analyze technician markups and convert findings into formal labor studies and operational documentation.
• Conduct job validations and verify work content accuracy.
• Support labor balancing and workforce optimization initiatives.

• Identify productivity improvement opportunities across:
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing Operations
• Conduct line balancing activities and workflow optimization studies.
• Support process simulations and manufacturing process buffer analysis.
• Recommend improvements to plant layouts, labor utilization, and material flow.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency and cost reduction.

• Evaluate workstation designs for ergonomic compliance.
• Identify and address ergonomic concerns within manufacturing operations.
• Recommend workplace modifications that improve safety, efficiency, and employee well‑being.
• Support implementation of ergonomic best practices across production areas.

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering (
  required
  ).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience supporting:
• General Assembly operations
• Supply Chain operations
• Experience conducting labor studies, work measurement, and process analysis.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Strong understanding of workstation ergonomics and ergonomic assessment techniques.
• Experience performing line balancing activities.
• Experience supporting manufacturing process simulations and workflow analysis.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams and production personnel.