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Responsible for developing and implementing lean material systems to support efficient internal logistics, material flow, and material presentation to manufacturing operations across steady-state production and new program launches; integrates lean manufacturing principles and standardized manufacturing systems to support efficient production and internal logistics operations; designing and executing plant-level material strategies, including part presentation, point-of-use delivery, kitting, small-lot strategies, sequencing support, storage concepts, and material handling methods to improve safety, quality, and productivity; creating, maintaining, and governing Plan for Every Part (PFEP) and related material standards, ensuring accurate definition of part attributes, packaging assumptions, replenishment methods, and line-side delivery requirements; performing material flow analysis to design and optimize internal logistics flows between centralized logistics or consolidation facilities and manufacturing plants, including inbound replenishment, return flows; utilize and apply knowledge of Facility and Warehouse Layout Design, Material Flow Analysis & Simulation, lean material strategies, Plan for Every Part (PFEP) Development, Continuous Improvement Methodologies, capacity analysis, production line balancing, process optimization, AutoCAD, FactoryCAD, and time & work measurement techniques to complete necessary tasks; leading facility and warehouse layout development for supermarkets, kitting areas, sequencing and staging zones, storage locations, and material handling aisles, ensuring effective space utilization, ergonomic access, and safe traffic flow; supporting program and launch readiness activities by collaborating with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and engineering, to plan, validate, and execute material readiness for new or modified production programs; establishing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and scorecards related to material system performance, such as delivery reliability, space utilization, labor efficiency, and line-side availability; driving corrective actions as needed; conducting capacity planning and bottleneck analysis for material handling resources, including labor, routes, equipment, and space, and implement countermeasures to improve throughput and reduce constraints; and evaluating and supporting the analysis and integration of material handling automation solutions to enhance material flow efficiency, consistency, and operational performance).
Location: Lake Orion, MI and various unanticipated locations throughout the US;
Salary: $120,640 per year;
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Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);
Experience: Two (2) years in the position above, as an Industrial Engineer, as a Manufacturing Engineer, as a Material Integration Engineer, or in a related occupation;
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