Remote Facility Layout Engineer — Lean Design & Optimization

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement planning

Fully remote role

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer specializing in facility layout and design to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on optimizing spaces, improving material flow, and enhancing productivity in manufacturing and distribution facilities from concept to implementation.

Strong CAD skills and lean principles are essential, with remote collaboration across distributed teams. Ideal candidates have 6+ years in industrial engineering, proficiency in AutoCAD, Inventor, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years in industrial engineering with facility layout and material handling.
• Proficient in CAD (AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit) and simulation tools.
• Strong lean manufacturing knowledge and remote collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize facility layouts for plants, warehouses, and distribution centers.
• Develop material flow diagrams, process flow charts, and line balancing analyses.
• Utilize CAD tools and simulations to create and analyze facility designs.
• Ensure layouts meet safety, ergonomic, and efficiency standards.
• Collaborate with clients and remote teams to drive project execution.

Skills

Facility layout design

Material handling systems

Lean manufacturing

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

Revit

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer specializing in facility layout and design to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on optimizing spaces, improving material flow, and enhancing productivity in manufacturing and distribution facilities from concept to implementation.

Strong CAD skills and lean principles are essential, with remote collaboration across distributed teams. Ideal candidates have 6+ years in industrial engineering, proficiency in AutoCAD, Inventor, and