Senior Industrial Engineer

SENIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN

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 a preferred. Will provide training 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

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