Industrial Engineer

Yanfeng; Louisville-Jefferson County (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng in Kentucky seeks a seasoned engineer to own plant layout alignment with Floor Space Planning Tool and AutoCAD standards, driving lean flow improvements and supporting new business integration. The role requires experience in automotive manufacturing, strong leadership and communication skills, and willingness to travel to customer sites for regional plant visits as needed.

You will coordinate with Materials & SCM, ensure adherence to Quality, EHS, and Product Safety, and maintain

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of engineering experience.
• 3+ years in the automotive industry preferred.
• Willing to travel to customer sites incl. manufacturing plants.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Willing to participate in regional plant visits.

Responsibilities

• Current plant layout ownership – ensure accuracy / alignment with Floor Space Planning Tool (FSPT).
• Align plant layout drawing with AutoCAD standards.
• Propose lean flow improvements to overall facility flow.
• Support new business layout for Phase 2-5 – define fit in plant.
• Utilize PFEP Matrix for warehouse requirements planning.
• Plan indirect labor using Flow Planner software.
• Support Materials & SCM with line side racking decisions and delivery methods.
• Adhere to Quality, EHS, Product Safety, and Compliance guidelines.
• Lead Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen for floor space optimization.
• Conduct direct/indirect labor time studies (MODAPTS / time studies).
• Collaborate on new program labor planning and process book reviews.
• Maintain central MODAPTS/time study database; support IE projects.

Skills

Engineering experience

Automotive industry experience

Willingness to travel

Leadership

Communication skills

Teamwork

Regional plant visits

Job description

Responsibilities

• Current plant layout ownership – ensure accuracy / alignment with Floor Space Planning Tool (FSPT).
• Alignment of plant layout drawing with AutoCAD® standards.
• Lean flow proposals / improvements to overall facility flow.
• New business (Phase 2-5) layout support – defining where new business fits in the plant.
• Warehouse requirements planning utilizing Plan for Every Part (PFEP) Matrix.
• Indirect labor planning for plant utilizing Flow Planner® software.
• Support Materials & SCM groups with line side racking decisions, supermarket flow, kitting, and part delivery methods.
• Adherence to guidelines and standards for internal logistics / material flow.
• Value Stream Mapping – current and future state with plan for gap closure.
• Kaizen leadership for lean flow / density / floor space utilization improvements.
• Direct labor time studies / MODAPTS® / line balancing.
• New program direct labor planning, including reviews of “Process Book” with AME.
• Indirect labor time studies / work sampling / work balancing.
• New program indirect labor planning, including use of Flow Planner® software.
• Maintenance of a central database of all MODAPTS® / time studies for the plant.
• Support plant key improvement initiatives and IE functional projects as required.

Additional Responsibilities

• May be involved in helping to move heavy parts within plants
• May assist line with product changes to meet specifications.
• May have Yanfeng interns assigned to them for supervisory development and project coordination.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees

• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Required Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge)

• 2-5 Minimum Years of Experience within Engineering.
• 3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry desired.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills – ability to work in a matrix organization and effectively lead projects without direct positional authority is required.
• Strong communication, presentation, and teamwork (verbal and documentation) skills – ability to write clear and concise technology documentation is required.
• Flexible work with regional plant visits as required.

Preferred Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge)

• Experience implementing automation solutions to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Experience driving productivity improvements through robotics, AGV’s, automated material handling, warehousing, and machine vision.
• Experience utilizing simulation and digital factory tools for material flow, inventory, staffing, and capacity planning.