Material Flow Engineer
Core
Designing and optimizing the movement of raw materials and work-in-progress (WIP) within manufacturing plants to enhance efficiency and safety.
Role type
Senior IC industrial engineer (material flow & facility layout)
Builds
End-to-end material flow solutions, factory layouts, and dock-to-point-of-use handling processes
Domain
Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering / Supply Chain
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Material flow design, Lean principles, CAD (AutoCAD), Labor estimation, Process design, Visual management, Factory layout optimization
Preferred skills
Lean Black Belt certification, Oracle/SAP/MES proficiency, Minitab
Technologies
AutoCAD, Oracle, SAP, MES, Excel, Access, Minitab, Project
Responsibilities
Design and prototype material flow options; Develop end-to-end material flow designs covering the Bill of Materials; Design dock-to-point-of-use material handling processes; Lead process designs for high-volume and low-volume production lines; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate design for manufacturability; Conduct line design reviews and optimize general line layouts.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
