Industrial Engineer
Today• Cairo, Egypt
Description
The Role:
The Industrial Engineer applies industrial engineering principles and GM Manufacturing System tools to improve safety, quality, cost, delivery, and employee engagement. The role independently leads OPEX and continuous improvement initiatives, supports manufacturing teams, and delivers measurable improvements in throughput, efficiency, and cost.
What You'll Do:
- Optimize sequence of operations and production workflows to improve throughput, balance lines, and eliminate non-value-added activities.
- Lead Operational Excellence (OPEX) projects to drive cross-functional waste elimination and sustainable cost reduction.
- Develop and maintain manpower & operating plans based on takt time, demand, and standard work to ensure optimal resource utilization.
- Track & report MFG performance scorecards to leadership and global team.
- Design and implement metrics to monitor schedule adherence, production performance, and identify operational risk areas.
- Drive efficiency improvements through lean manufacturing tools, waste elimination, and process re-engineering
- Perform data analysis to establish shop-floor performance metrics and support fact-based decision-making
- Provide industrial engineering technical support to manufacturing, maintenance teams, production supervisors, and associates
- Lead downtime investigation, analysis, and reporting; facilitate structured problem-solving for top downtime contributors.
- Manage & Process cost recovery related to supplier-caused downtime.
- Track manufacturing lead time and lead initiatives to reduce end-to-end production cycle time.
- Coach salaried and hourly employees in lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies
- Lead throughput improvement initiatives by identifying constraints and improving line balance and capacity utilization
- Evaluate Continuous Improvement (CI) suggestions and manage the CI suggestion program to drive employee engagement and results.
- Manage and maintain IE related systems.
- Conduct GMS calibrations and audits to identify system gaps and areas of improvement.
- Improve and automate business & GMS systems utilizing Microsoft Power Apps.
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Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualification)
Educational and Experience Background:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in industrial engineering, continuous improvement, operational excellence, or production engineering.
- Experience in applying lean six sigma tools to drive waste elimination.
- Proven history of leading OPEX projects with cost benefit impact.
Technical Skills:
- Time studies, work measurement, and standard work development.
- Takt time calculation and capacity planning.
- Manufacturing flow design and optimization.
- Waste identification and elimination (8 wastes)
- Lean manufacturing tools (5S, SMED, Kaizen, Kanban, Poka-Yoke)
- Six Sigma tools and methodologies (DMAIC, basic statistical analysis)
- Throughput and constraint analysis (bottleneck management)
- Root cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone, A3 problem solving)
- Continuous Improvement (CI) project evaluation and benefit tracking.
- Microsoft Office & Power Apps.
Competencies:
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing and support teams.
- Clear and effective communication of technical information.
- Ability to influence and drive change without direct authority.
- Skilled in facilitating problem-solving and improvement discussions.
- Coaching mindset when working with salaried and hourly employees.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
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Client-provided location(s): Cairo, Egypt
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202605346
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-03-19T00:01:47
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Adoption Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Woman founded/led
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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