Industrial Engineer (Automotive Manufacturing)

TL;DR

Industrial Engineer (Automotive Manufacturing): Supporting and improving manufacturing processes, assembly lines, warehouse layouts, and material-handling operations with an accent on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity planning. Focus on optimizing facility layouts, component flow, standardized work, labor efficiency, and continuous-improvement initiatives in a plant environment.

Location: Onsite in Toledo, Ohio, US; occasional travel of less than 5% may be required, with overtime as needed.

Company

hirify.global is a global automotive supplier providing engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies for conventional and alternative-energy vehicles.

What you will do

• Develop and improve facility, assembly-line, and lineside equipment layouts.
• Optimize component flow, material presentation, and handling standards for operators.
• Create and maintain time studies, spaghetti diagrams, work-balance studies, standardized work, and assembly-line capacity studies.
• Analyze headcount, labor efficiency, warehouse layouts, space utilization, and inbound delivery requirements.
• Maintain PFEP data and develop containerization standards across the facility.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Materials, Operations, and Program Management teams on plant goals, process changes, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or another relevant engineering field.
• Strong AutoCAD skills, especially for assembly-cell layout and manufacturing applications.
• Experience with warehouse planning, design, and material handling.
• Plant-floor experience and strong technical attention to detail.
• Strong planning, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work onsite in Toledo, Ohio, US, and work overtime when required.

Nice to have

• Experience with kitting, sequencing, and repack operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional manufacturing environment focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Participate in hirify.global Operating System objectives and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate within a global organization of approximately 28,000 employees.
• Work in an environment centered on valuing others, innovation, responsible growth, and teamwork.