Industrial Engineer, Continuous Improvement

Overview

With presence in more than 20 countries, Gestamp is a leading international group specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of metal automotive components. Our commitment to innovation drives us to create safer, lighter vehicles while minimizing energy consumption and environmental impact.

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing and optimizing manufacturing methods, processes, and systems to improve productivity, quality, safety, and cost efficiency. This role focuses on maximizing the utilization of machines, tooling, equipment, and facility resources while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the operation.

• Ensure full compliance with OSHA, safety, PPE, ISO, and environmental requirements.
• Promote a safe work environment for employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Analyze production schedules, work orders, and workflows to identify inefficiencies using Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma principles.
• Lead and sustain 5S initiatives across the facility.
• Develop and implement strategies that eliminate waste, streamline processes, and improve cycle time and throughput.
• Perform root-cause analysis and drive corrective actions related to process variation and quality issues.
• Design and optimize control systems to support production planning, process stability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering and IT to implement systems such as IoT, VQM, Workflow Manager, and Power BI dashboards.
• Improve data collection, reporting, and visualization methods across production, quality, maintenance, and materials teams.
• Establish and maintain min/max levels for lineside stock and warehouse storage.
• Develop and implement efficient production floor layouts focused on throughput, FIFO, 5S, and material flow optimization.
• Support launch of new programs by designing layouts, workflows, and material handling strategies.
• Implement and support quality assurance measures to reduce defects and ensure product conformance.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, production, maintenance, materials, and quality teams to drive improvements.
• Assist in preparing budgets, project timelines, and training plans.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial or Manufacturing preferred).
• Knowledge of SPC, JIT, MRP, and industrial management practices.
• Must have experience with Kaizen Lean Manufacturing, maintaining 5S.
• Must have worked on the floor/boots on the ground engineer.
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience; 5–8 years preferred.
• Experience with OEM or Tier 1 automotive suppliers strongly preferred.

• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong people skills with a willingness to empower the team.
• Effectively able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Clear understanding of Lean Principals & Tools
• Working knowledge of MS Office

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk, and hear.
• Employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so other will understand.
• The ability to concentrate on a task over a period without being distracted.
• This job requires travel that, on rare occasions, can be for extended periods.
• May be required to work extended hours on occasion.
• Handle the stress of a fast-paced environment.
• Complex problem solving

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900…