Warehouse & Material Flow Engineer - On-Site OH

LayerZero Power Systems, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

LayerZero Power Systems, Inc. is seeking an on-site Warehouse / Material Handling Manufacturing Engineer in Streetsboro, OH.

The role focuses on optimizing material flow, warehouse layouts, storage systems, and replenishment strategies to ensure efficient production support and reliable inventory availability. You will collaborate with logistics, production, planning, procurement, and quality teams to drive continuous improvement and safer, more efficient warehouse operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse operations, logistics, or material handling engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, warehouse layout design, and material flow optimization.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and warehouse location management.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement tools.
• Experience with warehouse storage systems, pallet racking, and material handling equipment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work directly with warehouse teams and production personnel to implement improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize warehouse layouts, storage systems, and rack configurations.
• Improve material flow between receiving, storage, production, and shipping.
• Develop and maintain standard material handling processes including receiving, put-away, picking, kitting, replenishment, and shipping.
• Implement line-side material presentation to support efficient production operations.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing material travel distance, improving pick accuracy, and optimizing warehouse throughput.
• Apply Lean tools such as 5S, Kaizen, and value-stream mapping to warehouse and material handling operations.
• Collaborate with materials and planning teams to resolve inventory discrepancies, shortages, and replenishment delays.
• Support ERP/MRP system accuracy, including location control, part classification, and warehouse transactions.
• Analyze material demand patterns and storage requirements to improve stocking strategies and warehouse capacity planning.
• Evaluate and implement material handling equipment including racks, carts, pallet flow systems, conveyors, and kitting solutions.
• Develop efficient kitting and staging processes to support assembly operations.
• Improve pallet storage density and warehouse capacity utilization.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for warehouse operations.
• Create visual standards, process documentation, and training materials for warehouse personnel.
• Standardize location management and labeling systems to improve material traceability.
• Ensure warehouse processes follow internal safety standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Improve ergonomic practices related to material handling, lifting, and equipment usage.
• Support implementation of safe material handling practices and warehouse safety initiatives.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Inventory management

ERP/MRP knowledge

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors in IE/ME/SC

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

LayerZero Power Systems, Inc. is seeking an on-site Warehouse / Material Handling Manufacturing Engineer in Streetsboro, OH.

The role focuses on optimizing material flow, warehouse layouts, storage systems, and replenishment strategies to ensure efficient production support and reliable inventory availability. You will collaborate with logistics, production, planning, procurement, and quality teams to drive continuous improvement and safer, more efficient warehouse operations.