Material Flow Engineer

Insight Global; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a contract Material Flow Engineer to support rapid expansion of advanced manufacturing operations. You will develop, specify, and implement material-flow, warehouse, and production-line solutions across multiple product programs.

The role requires ownership of ambiguous problems, collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and external vendors, and readiness to travel up to 25% as needed to deploy floor-ready improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
• 3+ years in manufacturing/production environment.
• Experience improving material flow, warehouse layout, or intralogistics.
• Able to read CAD drawings and technical docs; basic layout updates in AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate end-to-end material flow across warehousing, manufacturing, and production lines.
• Develop AutoCAD layouts for material-flow systems and workstations.
• Define requirements, develop specs, prepare RFPs, review proposals, drive resolutions with vendors.
• Own solutions from definition to floor deployment.
• Support multiple programs from development to full-rate production.
• Identify bottlenecks and coordinate corrective actions with cross-functional teams.
• Conduct time studies to improve warehouse and manufacturing efficiency.
• Apply value-stream mapping, line balancing, and industrial engineering techniques.
• Establish and monitor throughput, cycle time, capacity, utilization, and inventory accuracy.
• Translate analyses into actionable implementation plans and move improvements to floor.
• Travel to locations like Atlanta and New York; travel may decrease over time.

Skills

Engineering background

AutoCAD

Vendor management

Reading drawings & specs

Industrial engineering methods

SQL / data analysis

Lean / value-stream mapping

Project ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens Plant Simulation

Visual Components

Process Simulation

MES / ERP familiarity

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline is preferred.
• 3+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, factory, or high-rate production environment.
• Direct experience improving material flow, production flow, warehouse layout, line-side delivery, facility layout, or intralogistics processes.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD. Advanced drafting expertise is not required, but candidates must be able to understand, review, and make basic updates to layouts.
• Experience working with vendors to gather requirements, write specifications or RFPs, evaluate solutions, and support implementation.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, CAD data, and technical documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of ambiguous operational problems and independently drive them to implementation.
• Experience in an environment where priorities, layouts, programs, or production requirements change rapidly.
• Ability to work onsite for the duration of the engagement and travel up to 25%.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in defense manufacturing, aerospace, robotics, automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, or another complex hardware environment.
• Experience designing or improving warehouse operations, production lines, manufacturing cells, workstations, supermarkets, point-of-use storage, or internal logistics systems.
• Knowledge of continuous flow, one-piece flow, line balancing, workstation design, and factory or department setup.
• Experience with Siemens Plant Simulation, Visual Components, Process Simulation, or similar production-simulation tools.
• Familiarity with MES, WMS, ERP, NetSuite, Oracle, or comparable manufacturing and inventory systems.
• Lean manufacturing experience, including value-stream mapping, Gemba walks, mistake-proofing, operational analysis, and low-CAPEX process improvement.
• Experience using data, reporting tools, or SQL to measure production and inventory performance.
• Experience presenting recommendations and project results to cross-functional stakeholders.

About the opportunity

A client of Insight Global is seeking a contract Material Flow Engineer to support the rapid expansion of its advanced manufacturing operations. This individual will help develop, specify, and implement material-flow, warehouse, and production-line solutions across a growing number of product programs.

The team has expanded quickly from supporting approximately two programs to six committed programs, creating an immediate need for additional engineering capacity. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating with limited direction, adapting to changing plans, and turning loosely defined operational problems into practical, floor-ready solutions.

This engineer will partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, and external vendors to improve material movement, warehouse efficiency, line layouts, production readiness, throughput, and asset utilization. The broader position is responsible for optimizing warehousing and material-flow operations while supporting demanding production and deployment timelines.

What you’ll do

• Evaluate end-to-end material flow across warehouse, manufacturing, and production-line environments.
• Develop AutoCAD layouts and basic technical concepts for material-flow systems, workstations, storage areas, production lines, and related operational infrastructure.
• Work directly with equipment and solution vendors to define requirements, develop specifications, prepare RFPs, review proposals, and drive issues through resolution.
• Own solutions from initial problem definition and specification through implementation and floor deployment.
• Support multiple programs ranging from development through full-rate production, adjusting solutions to the maturity and needs of each manufacturing process.
• Identify bottlenecks and imbalances associated with inventory processes, line layouts, shortages, capacity, staffing, and other production constraints, then coordinate with the appropriate teams to implement corrective action.
• Conduct time studies and operational analyses to improve warehouse and manufacturing efficiency.
• Apply value-stream mapping, process mapping, line balancing, and related industrial engineering techniques to improve facility and production performance.
• Establish and monitor operational metrics such as throughput, cycle time, capacity, utilization, inventory accuracy, and process nonconformities.
• Translate analysis, CAD concepts, and operational findings into actionable implementation plans.
• Move improvements to the floor quickly, evaluate results, and iterate as production needs evolve.
• Support initial training and program activity in locations such as Atlanta and New York, with travel expected to decrease as the engineer becomes established in the role.