Industrial Engineer

Insight Global; Spring Hill (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Spring Hill, TN seeks a Materials Execution Engineer to optimize material handling in General Assembly. Focus on material flow, kitting and sequencing, and line-side delivery strategies to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will work with manufacturing, engineering, logistics, and IT to support current production and new vehicle launches through layout development, PFEP ownership, and continuous improvement projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of process, industrial, and manufacturing engineering in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Experience supporting layout reviews and analysis.
• Kitting and sequencing experience.
• Material transformation, including technology, flow, and automation concepts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and implement process improvements for material handling in General Assembly.
• Develop and optimize kitting and sequencing strategies to ensure correct parts delivery.
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce waste and improve productivity.
• Support facility layout reviews and workstations to improve line-side presentation.
• Lead material flow optimization projects and develop future-state automated solutions.
• Maintain PFEP documentation to support efficient storage, transport, and delivery.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, product engineering, logistics, and IT for integration of new tech.
• Analyze production data and material trends to identify improvements.
• Support vehicle launch activities ensuring material flow meets targets.
• Coordinate with plant engineering, suppliers, and stakeholders to drive projects.

Skills

Process Eng

Industrial Eng

Manufacturing Eng

Layout Reviews

Kitting

Sequencing

Material Flow

PFEP

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

• 5+ years experience with process, industrial, manufacturing engineering in a fast pace manufacturing environment
• Experience supporting layout reviews and analysis
• AutoCAD experience for line layouts
• Kitting and sequencing experience
• Key experience with material transformation – new technologies, material flow, material handling equipment automation, and Factory of the Future Material concepts

Preferred Experience

• Material Flow Engineering
• Materials Execution or Logistics Engineering
• General Assembly Material Handling

Day to Day:

As a Materials Execution Engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing and implementing process improvements for material handling operations within General Assembly. This role focuses on optimizing material flow, kitting and sequencing operations, line-side delivery strategies, and automation initiatives to improve safety, quality, and operational efficiency. You will collaborate closely with manufacturing, engineering, logistics, and plant teams to support current production and new vehicle launch activities through layout development, PFEP ownership, and continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve material handling processes within General Assembly, focusing on efficiency, ergonomic improvements, and waste reduction.
• Develop and optimize kitting and sequencing strategies to ensure the right parts are delivered to the production line in the correct quantity, location, and build sequence.
• Identify and evaluate automation opportunities to reduce material handling waste, improve productivity, and support future-state manufacturing operations.
• Support facility layout reviews, material flow studies, and workstation design initiatives to improve line-side part presentation and inventory management.
• Lead material flow optimization projects, including the analysis of current-state processes and development of future-state automated solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve PFEP (Plan For Every Part) documentation to support efficient material storage, transportation and delivery methods.
• Design and implement material delivery systems, sequencing racks, kit carts, and line-side replenishment strategies that support production requirements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing operations, product engineering, logistics, and IT teams to ensure successful integration of new technologies, equipment, and material flow processes.
• Analyze production data, material consumption trends, and process performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities and support decision-making.
• Support vehicle launch activities, ensuring material flow processes, kitting operations, sequencing systems, and line-side delivery methods are prepared to meet production volume and quality targets.
• Communicate and coordinate with plant engineering teams, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive project execution and continuous improvement initiatives.