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Industrial Engineer / Ergonomist
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Romulus, Michigan, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles35 certified filings for “Manufacturing Engineer” (Industrial Engineers) in MI: $123k–$139k, median $132k. Most were filed at wage level IV (77%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Sponsorship: 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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.) Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. The successful candidate is expected to report to their assigned GM worksite, five days per week and to respond to the site in the event of an emergency after hours, on weekend or holidays. The Role: The Industrial Engineer / Ergonomist will partner with Production, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Safety, Medical, and UAW leadership to improve plant performance while protecting employee health, safety, and well-being. This role combines industrial engineering, lean material strategy, ergonomics, standardized work, and continuous improvement to eliminate non-value-added work, reduce ergonomic risk, improve productivity, and support current operations, launch activities, and future-state manufacturing plans. What You'll Do (Responsibilities): Industrial Engineering (50%) • Implement common Industrial Engineering business practices and processes in assigned areas. • Execute Lean Material Strategies (LMS) and leverage GM’s Global Manufacturing System (GMS) to continuously improve plant material flow and eliminate waste of time and materials. • Design and improve work operations that meet safety, quality, ergonomic, delivery, and efficiency requirements. • Conduct manpower time studies through motion analysis and apply standard time data within the Global Material Optimization System (GMOS) and Assembly Production System (APS). • Maintain accurate part routings to assembly locations and accurate area layouts using computer-aided design tools such as AutoCAD. • Evaluate bottlenecks and support throughput, productivity, capacity, and total-cost improvements in assigned areas. • Coach and teach lean material strategies, standardized work, and problem-solving methods to production-floor team members. Ergonomics (50%) • Implement and co-administer the plant ergonomics process with UAW partners in alignment with the National UAW-GM Ergonomics Agreement and GM’s Workplace Safety System Performance Standard. • Serve as the plant ergonomics subject-matter expert for launch, production trials, productivity initiatives, and day-to-day manufacturing operations. • Capture, analyze, and report ergonomic and medical injury/illness data; develop metrics and monitor trends to identify risk and drive corrective action. • Perform first- and second-level ergonomic risk analyses for current-state and future-state processes using approved tools. • Apply GM Ergonomics Design Requirements to jobs and material-handling systems, including CMA, LMS, containers, dollies, and point-of-use racks. • Collaborate with Product Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production, Plant Medical, and other stakeholders to identify risks, develop solutions, implement job modifications, and drive issues to closure. • Enter ergonomic issues into the GM Technical Ergonomic Database (TED) or related systems and manage actions through closure. • Provide regular updates to the Plant Safety Review Board (PSRB), participate in the Local Joint Health and Safety Committee (LJHSC) • Build and maintain strong working relationships with UAW ergonomic partners, Production, Global Supply Chain, Plant Medical, Safety, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Design, and other key stakeholders. • Work collaboratively as one team with al