Senior Industrial Engineer

Senior Industrial Engineer

Location:

Southfield, MI 48033, United States.

Employment Type:

Salary.

This position encompasses all areas of industrial engineering—including labor modeling, plant layout, costing, and operational efficiency. This position works with the Plant Operations, Sales, Program Management, and Finance.

• Work closely with Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
• Perform labor analysis and optimization to improve plant efficiency
• Audit plants for standards alignment
• Work with a collaborative team:
  • To design best in class manufacturing environment
  • To develop automation addressing value add process and material storage and movement
  • To validate concepts by evaluating labor and overhead save to justify automation investment
• Utilize simulation tools to optimize process with focus on throughput, flexibility, and uptime
• Build digital twin models to further evaluate process and optimize material flow
• Work with equipment group to understand financial returns for automation concepts

• Excel, PowerPoint, Word to perform calculations and present findings in a concise manner
• AutoCAD for 2D layouts
• BasicMOST and MaxiMOST labor evaluation techniques are preferred; training will be provided if other labor techniques are currently used
• Hands‑on individual comfortable in manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of financial analysis (IRR, NPV, Payback)
• Understanding of cost modeling inputs
• Simulation experience
• Familiarity with equipment specifications and footprint planning
• Motivated to initiate and implement tasks, strategies, and techniques in a goal‑oriented manner to increase productivity and profitability
• Technically creative with an understanding of manufacturing to provide solutions in a robust and economical manner
• Organized and flexible in work functions allowing for dedicated, multitasking, and task interrupted duties
• Analytical and decisive to define, evaluate and solve problems in an organized process
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to collaborate in team environments while maintaining individual duties effectively
• Communication across cross functional groups
• Ability to travel up to 30% to plant sites
• Time management skills to meet deliverable milestones

• Industrial and/or Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 5–8 years of experience in a manufacturing role at an automation site
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.