Automotive Material Flow Engineer - Plant Ops Optimizer

Sentior, Ltd.; Kansas; On-site; USD 49,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Fairfax, Kansas, is seeking a Material Flow Engineer for a 22-month, on-site contract. You will analyze, design and optimize material flow to improve efficiency, inventory management and production support at an automotive assembly plant.

You will develop handling solutions, analyze warehouse processes, and create layouts using AutoCAD while collaborating with cross-functional teams across the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing engineering or related field.
• Experience with material flow, warehouse management or manufacturing operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with process-improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve material flow throughout production and warehouse operations.
• Develop and implement material handling and storage solutions for manufacturing needs.
• Analyze inventory movement, warehouse utilization and logistics processes for improvements.
• Create facility layouts and process maps using AutoCAD.
• Support sequence management and production material delivery activities.
• Use Excel and SQL to analyze data, generate reports and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, warehouse and production teams.

Skills

AutoCAD

Excel

SQL

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering/Industrial/Manufacturing or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Excel

SQL

Job description

General Motors in Fairfax, Kansas, is seeking a Material Flow Engineer for a 22-month, on-site contract. You will analyze, design and optimize material flow to improve efficiency, inventory management and production support at an automotive assembly plant.

You will develop handling solutions, analyze warehouse processes, and create layouts using AutoCAD while collaborating with cross-functional teams across the plant.