Manufacturing Engineer in Pooler

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Seeking a Manufacturing Engineer - Material Flow - Contract to Permanent

This role provides technical leadership across manufacturing engineering, production, logistics, and supply chain teams to ensure material availability, reduce waste, decrease internal logistics costs, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Material Flow System Design & Optimization

• Develop and maintain the Plan for Every Part (PFEP) including container strategy, trolleys design, replenishment methods, route frequency, and storage locations.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously optimize material flow using Material and Information Flow Diagrams (MIFDs) to support efficient manufacturing processes.
• Design material flow solutions including supermarkets, kitting cells, sequencing strategies, lineside presentation, and internal logistics routes.
• Lead optimization of material movement using lean principles to eliminate waste and improve flow.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies (AGVs, AMRs, digital kanban, tugger optimization, point-of-use storage).

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Lead complex CI initiatives to reduce logistics cost, improve throughput, and stabilize flow to production lines.
• Conduct time studies, data analysis, and simulation modeling to identify capacity constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions related to material shortages, bottlenecks, and inventory accuracy issues.

Cross‐Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Industrial Engineering to align material strategies with production plans.
• Partner with Program Management and NPI teams to develop material flow designs for new products or model introductions.

Documentation & Standards

• Ensure accurate and up-to-date documentation including PFEPs, logistics work instructions, replenishment standards, and layout drawings.
• Create future-state maps and maintain material flow standards across the plant.

Data & Systems Integration

• Use ERP/MRP, MES, and logistics systems to maintain accurate material parameters.
• Analyze inventory data, delivery performance, route metrics, and internal logistics KPIs to drive improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

·       5–10 years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, logistics engineering, or material flow optimization, preferably in automotive sector.

·       Demonstrated expertise in lean manufacturing, PFEP management, value stream mapping, and material flow design.

·       Proficiency with CAD tools, layout design, and manufacturing documentation.

·       Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis or simulation tools (Excel, PowerBI, discrete-event simulation ).

·       Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.

·       Excellent communication skills with proven ability to lead cross‐functional teams.

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