Manufacturing Engineer Lead

Job Description The Role As a Manufacturing Engineering Lead at General Motors, you will play a key role in shaping world‑class manufacturing operations. You'll lead a group to partner closely with production and maintenance teams to implement lean systems, analyze throughput data, and drive performance improvements across the plant. Your team will help develop standardized work for new products, support major launches, and lead continuous improvement initiatives that elevate safety, quality, and efficiency. Success in this role requires agility, curiosity, and the ability to lead in a fast‑paced, highly collaborative manufacturing environment. What You'll Do (Responsibilities) Lead a team to: Champion lean manufacturing principles to eliminate waste in time, materials, labor, machine utilization, and other non‑value‑added activities. Develop, recommend, and implement process changes that enhance manufacturing efficiency, product quality, and operational stability. Optimize workflows, sequences of operations, and resource utilization to support production goals. Build and maintain operating plans that ensure effective allocation of labor, equipment, and materials. Create and track performance metrics to monitor project progress, identify risks, and drive accountability. Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, throughput optimization, and cost savings. Conduct detailed data analysis to establish shop‑floor metrics, diagnose bottlenecks, and solve complex operational challenges. Collaborate with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, and production teams to provide technical support and drive cross‑functional problem‑solving. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field 5+ years of manufacturing experience Proficiency in lean manufacturing tools and methodologies. Experience with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Project, Word, PowerPoint), and analytical or business software. Strong analytical, critical‑thinking, and problem‑solving abilities with a track record of implementing process improvements. Familiarity with automotive manufacturing standards, regulations, and best practices. Experience supporting or leading continuous improvement initiatives. Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross‑functional teams. What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications) Completion of all required Global Manufacturing System (GMS) training. Prior experience in automotive manufacturing, production operations, or high‑volume industrial environments. Prior experience leading a team is a plus Strong understanding of automotive manufacturing processes, systems, and production technologies. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel