Insight Global is looking for a Material Flow Engineer in the Dearborn, Michigan or Louisville Kentucky area. The engineer will need to be open to traveling to both Marshall, Michigan and Louisville, Kentucky when needed. The Material Flow Engineer will be responsible for:
Manage the flow of materials through the facility to support production flows within the production and warehousing operations
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
Designs 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 consistently with Lean principles
Lay out market, sequencing, and kitting areas to facilitate material handling, process flow, space utilization, and labor
Define and manage in-plant storage and call systems to maintain inventories; assists in defining appropriate goals and metrics for proper material control
Provide vehicle and pedestrian flow/congestion/safety analyses and recommend practical solutions where required
Interact regularly with other functional groups and vendors on technical and/or administrative matters
Work with Production, Production Control, Supply Chain, Quality and other engineering departments
Prepare detailed plans, generally spanning several months, vital to complete assigned projects
Develop and approve schedule milestones
Develop and coordinate labor, facility and equipment requirements for assigned projects
Propose alternate plans for economic evaluation
Administer technical procedures, including process and work procedures
Implement an industrial engineering system (standard cost data, capacity and equipment requirement forecasting, shop floor control system)
Lead AGF/AMR, ASRS implementation
Compensation:
$35/hr to $38/hr
Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
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- Bachelors Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Robotics Engineering
- 2+ years of experience in manufacturing or automation
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.