Material Flow Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

23d • Hybrid

About The Position

You will manage the flow of materials (end items) through the facility to support production flows within the production and warehousing operations.
What you'll do...
Provide engineering support for material flow process; document standards and procedures, provide training, overall adherence and maintenance to ensure materials are available in designated stock, markets and line locations throughout the facility
Work with Planning & Inventory Control, Production, Material Handlers, and Supply Chain to ensure robust policies are available and practiced and strive for continuous improvement
Apply technical expertise, commensurate with formal training and limited job experience, in the development of material flow processes
Design and/or develops material flow processes and equipment
Recommend changes to increase safety, reduce costs, improve quality and optimize efficiency
Participate in plant layout activities
Develop floor space analyses to confirm storage requirements and recommend practical solutions where required
Assist in qualifying manual and powered material handling equipment requirements
Work to improve material flow and manage materials and inventory consistent with Lean principles
Lay out market, sequencing, and kitting areas to facilitate material handling, process flow, space utilization, and labor
Define and manages in-plant storage and call systems to maintain inventories; assists to define appropriate goals and metrics for proper material control
Provide vehicle and pedestrian flow/congestion/safety analyses and recommend practical solutions where required
Interact on a regular basis with other functional groups and vendors on technical and/or administrative matters

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 or more years’ of materials experience

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Demonstrated experience working with all levels of the organization
• Experience working collaboratively on teams and driving
• Demonstrated leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
• Experience working in a manufacturing plant environment
• Tenure working in the automotive industry
• Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook/Access)
• Knowledge of AutoCAD
• Validated functional expertise in material flow
• Strong understanding of lean material flow strategies & lean manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

• Manage the flow of materials (end items) through the facility
• Provide engineering support for material flow process
• Work with Planning & Inventory Control, Production, Material Handlers, and Supply Chain
• Apply technical expertise in the development of material flow processes
• Design and/or develops material flow processes and equipment
• Recommend changes to increase safety, reduce costs, improve quality and optimize efficiency
• Participate in plant layout activities
• Develop floor space analyses
• Assist in qualifying manual and powered material handling equipment requirements
• Work to improve material flow and manage materials and inventory consistent with Lean principles
• Lay out market, sequencing, and kitting areas
• Define and manages in-plant storage and call systems
• Provide vehicle and pedestrian flow/congestion/safety analyses
• Interact on a regular basis with other functional groups and vendors

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees