At Gentex, you’ll help create innovative technologies that improve how people live, travel, and stay connected. Join a company driven by quality products across an evolving range of industries.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Industrial Engineer II applies engineering techniques to design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, and cost analysis to large scale projects.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Support and leverage lean practice processes such as standard work and changeover.
- Create resource management and cost optimization plan.
- Support the launch of new products and ensure seamless integration into production by participating in launch teams.
- Support development and implementation of new process designs.
- Challenge change management processes, analyze risk and coordinate associated tasks.
- Improve process stability by leveraging EBS/MES data (cycle times, scrap defect codes, part number BOM and ERP fields).
- Maintain and improve inventory accuracy through BOM's, routings, MES/Oracle transactions, & physical cycle counts.
- Own document control through Work Standards, Visual Aids, Bill of Materials, Control Plans, FMEA’s, and Process Flow Charts.
- Challenge operations team to identify opportunities for improvement, resolve quality issues and ensure ergonomic layout of workstations.
- Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOU’LL DO IT
- Optimizing work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Problem solving - Defining a problem, determining the cause, identifying, prioritizing and selecting alternatives for a solution, and implementing a solution.
- Planning and aligning - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Fostering Teamwork - Building effective partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Maintaining a high level of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
- Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties, including but not limited to, promoting a safe workplace.
WHAT TO BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
- Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and Oracle ERP.
- Ability to accommodate a work schedule suitable for production needs and occasional travel.
WHAT WILL HELP
- 1+ years of manufacturing experience.
- 1+ years of prior experience as an Industrial Engineer.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employer
Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.
Assistance
Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [email protected]. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant work experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD
- Advanced knowledge of Oracle ERP
- Ability to accommodate a work schedule suitable for production needs
- At least 1 year of manufacturing experience
- At least 1 year of prior Industrial Engineer experience
- Ability to travel occasionally
Gentex Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Gentex Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Gentex Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes multiple plan designs (PPO and CDHP) with HSA/FSA options, plus short- and long‑term disability and life insurance. Some locations provide an on‑site health clinic, adding convenient access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include an employer‑matched 401(k) with a 5% company match mentioned and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Salaried roles may also receive stock equity bonuses.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Quarterly profit‑sharing bonuses are available and often viewed as a strong part of total compensation. Total rewards are sometimes characterized as good for the area when these bonuses are included.
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What We Do
Gentex is a global, high technology electronics company that is managed by engineers and others who understand the freedom and discipline that's required to run an entrepreneurial company. We are a unique, profitable company that is vertically integrated in highly automated electronics, CMOS camera development and manufacturing, vacuum coatings, and glass bending and fabrication. We specialize in a broad spectrum of technologies and processes to deliver high quality products to the automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries. Thank you for visiting the Gentex Corporation (“Gentex”) LinkedIn page. This page is intended to share information about Gentex, its products and corporate culture. If you have specific questions about Gentex, please call our main phone number at 616.772.1800. Any content, views, opinions and/or responses to questions uploaded, expressed or submitted by third parties on the Gentex LinkedIn page, other than the content provided by Gentex, are solely the views, opinions and responsibility of the person submitting them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Gentex. Gentex reserves the right to terminate any user's ability to access this LinkedIn page, and to edit or delete any material it deems inappropriate and/or in violation of any Gentex policy, including but not limited to: Equal Employment Opportunity, Discrimination and Harassment, Workplace Violence, Non-Solicitation, Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, and Insider Trading.
