Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer: PFEP & Material Flow

Generac; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Onsite gym

Free parking

Walking trails

Summer hours

Job summary

Generac is seeking a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer specializing in Material Planning & Handling (MPH) and PFEP execution. You will drive point-of-use material flow strategy, ensuring right material in the right quantity at the right time at the lowest total cost, impacting productivity and layout optimization.

Responsibilities include PFEP development, training plant engineers, and leading cross-functional workshops for PFEP rollout and material flow redesign.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Industrial Technology or related field.
• 5 years related experience in the Engineering function within a similar working environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead PFEP database creation and implementation for complex manufacturing operations.
• Design material replenishment strategies (kanban, min/max, milk-run, JIT).
• Align PFEP with takt time, line-side consumption and HUB/Warehouse replenishment.
• Develop PFEP tools and train plant engineers.
• Design and optimize end-to-end material flow from receiving to line-side delivery.
• Develop line feeding strategies (kitting, sequencing, point-of-use stocking).
• Implement material handling systems (tuggers, AGVs, conveyors, manual).
• Optimize production layouts for material movement.
• Reduce touchpoints, travel time and material handling waste.
• Support NPI by defining material flow and PFEP early in design phase.
• Apply Lean (5S, value stream mapping, waste elimination) to material flow.
• Implement or enhance PFEP using ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle).
• Partner with operations, supply chain, engineering and quality teams.
• Lead cross-functional PFEP rollout workshops and material flow redesign.
• Provide training to manufacturing and logistics teams on standard material processes.
• PFEP development & governance
• Material flow design & optimization
• Line-side delivery systems
• Lean manufacturing & continuous improvement
• Data-driven decision making
• Cross-functional collaboration

Skills

PFEP

Material flow

Lean manufacturing

Kanban

JIT

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Industrial Technology

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Generac is seeking a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer specializing in Material Planning & Handling (MPH) and PFEP execution. You will drive point-of-use material flow strategy, ensuring right material in the right quantity at the right time at the lowest total cost, impacting productivity and layout optimization.

Responsibilities include PFEP development, training plant engineers, and leading cross-functional workshops for PFEP rollout and material flow redesign.