Industrial Engineer, Material Flow and Logistics Operations
Ford Motor Company
With an account: save jobs, track applications, build tailored resumesAlready have an account? Log in
- Location
- Dearborn, MI
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 26
- 2 days ago
Career path
See where this role leads
Jigup maps the next three moves from a job like this one, with the titles and the skills each step asks for.
About the company
Ford Motor Company
Automotive · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Drive measurable improvements in material flow, labor productivity, capacity utilization, cost, safety, and quality
- Support operations spanning suppliers, manufacturing plants, warehouses, off-dock facilities, and third-party service providers
- Support cross-functional launch activities
What you need
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
- 4+ Years Experience applying industrial engineering methods in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, material handling, or supply-chain operations.
- 2+ years of experience with discrete-event simulation or material-flow simulation tools.
- Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, SQL, Python, Alteryx, or similar data and automation tools.
- Working knowledge of:
- Lean manufacturing
- Gemba
- Value-stream mapping
- Standardized work
- Labor and productivity analysis
- Capacity and throughput analysis
- Process optimization
- Root-cause problem solving
- Ability to analyze operational data and convert findings into practical improvement actions.
- Masters degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations Research
- Experience conducting work-measurement studies using MODAPTS, MOST or comparable predetermined-motion-time systems.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or comparable lean certification.
- Experience developing dashboards, analytical models, automated workflows, or AI-enabled operational tools.
- Experience supporting Tier 1 supplier assessments or operational improvement activities.
- Position may require regular engagement at manufacturing plants, supplier facilities, warehouses, ODCs, and third-party operations.
- Travel may be required based on launch, supplier, and operational-improvement priorities.
- The role requires a combination of office-based analysis and hands-on observation in manufacturing and logistics environments.
Keywords for your resumePro
The words this employer's screening is likely to look for.
This job lists resume keywords
The terms this posting uses, pulled out so you can mirror them in your resume. Jigup Pro members see the list on the job board.
See full description on company page, apply now
Read the full posting here
The Industrial Engineer, Material Flow & Logistics Operations will drive measurable improvements in material flow, labor productivity, capacity utilization, cost, safety, and quality across the end-to-end supply chain. The role will support operations spanning suppliers, manufacturing plants, warehouses, off-dock facilities, third-party service providers, and cross-functional launch activities.