Material Flow Job Description
Material flow
provides technical assistance in the areas of material selection, experimental techniques, manufacturing processes, material properties and government regulations.
Material Flow Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Interface with VO Manufacturing Engineering and simultaneously engineer the material handling/flow equipment and facilities aligned with manufacturing strategy and timing
Ensure cross functional (Plant Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Material Handling) aligned assumptions, layouts and timing for kitting applications
Conduct investigations or tests of considerable complexity pertaining to the development of new manufacturing operations, major production activities, exploration of product and/or process problems, along with the definition and selection of new concepts and approaches in manufacturing operations
Track and manage manufacturing support center (MSC) bid packs, scope changes, funding, cost reduction initiatives and forecasts
Lead implementation of Global Material Flow Strategy (fork free, kitting, floor space optimization, & MSC third party cost minimization) implementation for assigned plants/programs
Responsible for delivering kitting solutions to material flow challenges including containerization, kit cell layout, kit flow plan, kit delivery and IT requirements
Present kitting concepts and designs to internal customers and executive audiences to convincingly explain need, innovation and business case
Manages product flow from stock, through quality inspection, with delivery to the shipping department
Supervises daily work flow of quality and material handling employees
Direct quality activities in accordance with customer requirements, applicable codes and standards, engineering procedures and production schedules
Material Flow Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Material Flow
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: SDS, AED, CPR
Education for Material Flow
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the material flow job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Technical, Supply Chain Management, Industrial, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Education, Science
Skills for Material Flow
Desired skills for material flow include:
Experience with material flow strategies and dynamic manufacturing systems
Kitting
Repack
Distribution system environment
Manufacturing
Material handling systems in a manufacturing
Distribution processes
Quality
Safety practices
Unit processes and operations
Desired experience for material flow includes:
Lead Material Flow Engineering (MFE) New Model Program planning, design and support implementation for assigned plant/ programs
Ensure all material handling (MH) equipment is delivered on time to support program timing including forecasting costs, developing equipment specifications and procuring the equipment
Ensure all MH equipment and facilities comply with corporate safety and ergonomic guidelines
Track and manage MFE program funding including funds available, committed and spent
Manage new model planning data bases such as PFEP (plan for every part) including interface with packaging approval process, N.A
Interface with Plant Launch personnel to ensure accurate Cycle Line Layouts and equipment needs to support Lean production
Material Flow Examples
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Material Flow Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a material flow. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material flow
- Engineer optimal material flow, material handling equipment and facilities for new model programs
- Interface with Product Development on impact of product design and drive opportunities for enterprise cost improvement
- Develop new model cost savings projects, achieve sign-off and launch facilities & equipment
- Flawless launch of material handling equipment and facilities for new model programs
- Lead plant specific Material Support Center insourcing business cases, statement of work and launch of new facilities
- Implement low cost complexity management strategies
- Lead purchasing initiatives for Material Flow hardware and integrated systems
- Develop kit cell to lineside material flow including racks, light conveyors, carts
- Work with IT to communicate intended flow in kit cell to support pick light development
- Report concepts and costs to base program team
Qualifications for material flow
- Engineering or Technical degree required
- Motivated to plan aggressively, accept challenges, take responsibility for assignments and deliver objectives on time
- Proficiency in building and running material flow and discrete-event simulation models in the 2D and 3D space
- Knowledge of statistics and corruptive effects of uncontrolled variation of systems over time
- Experience in mining, collecting, cleansing and analyzing data from enterprise shop floor execution systems such as WMS or MES
- Knowledge of integrated, enterprise software and database systems that support the overall Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
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Material Flow Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material flow. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material flow
- Analyze, evaluate and plan methods of approach and organize the means to achieve solutions to complex technical problems
- Establish and define the theoretical bases and principles that should apply, the empirical test procedures to be used and estimated time, expenses and manpower for completion
- Investigate literature patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects
- Review projects progress and evaluate results
- Recommend corrections to ensure project objectives
- Specify the equipment, materials and supplies required for completion and implementation of technical projects
- Validation of new automated material flow concepts using advanced computer-aided simulation and modeling tools such as discrete-event simulation, material flow analysis and optimization within the 2D and 3D space
- Regular monitoring of processes and effects of teams’ work in the area
- Leading and motivating the team in accordance with the vision of development
- Assist Project Managers with management, control and tracking of cost and schedule areas on projects
Qualifications for material flow
- AutoCAD experience/working knowledge
- PFEP, Factory Flow, and other MF&PE tools experience
- MP&L plant operations/process knowledge
- Understanding of new model process planning (body, stamping, trim, chassis, and final)
- Strong leadership skills - especially in areas of team work, drive for results, and business acumen
- Experience engineering and launching material handling facilities and equipment
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Material Flow Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a material flow. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material flow
- Provide technical support through planning, development, and implementation for the strategic elements of (1) right sizing of material storage media (2) establishing efficient material storage, picking and delivery methods (3) selecting optimal delivery frequency and size to maximize material delivery efficiency and manufacturing productivity (4) developing appropriate productivity measurements for material movement
- Prepare and maintain baseline project schedule
- Provide accurate forecasting of project cost, cash flow, and schedule
- Manage project change process (identify, record, control)
- Assist Project Managers with vendor management activities as required (performance, POs, invoicing, receiving, accruals)
- Generate presentation content for project status updates for cost and schedule with supporting data
- Compile risk data and create project risk register
- Provide tools to assist Project Managers with organizing the work (work breakdown structures)
- Assist the Project Managers in preparing routine project analysis to include developing estimates to complete and preparing cost and schedule variance reports
- Manages multiple small to moderate projects, determined by scope and complexity, and generally less than $10MM
Qualifications for material flow
- Experience with floor space utilization and optimization
- Experience working with MBO
- Experience with Material Flow technology a plus
- Ability to teach, mentor and coach across multiple levels of an operation using systematic problem solving to complete technical challenges
- A passion to implement and work on mechanical automation equipment, robots, design of electromechanical systems, PLCs, motion controls and navigation Systems
- Must be able to demonstrate successful application and leadership of WO/LCS transformation projects
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Material Flow Job Description
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Our company is looking for a material flow. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for material flow
- Manages multiple moderate to large projects, determined by scope and complexity, and generally less than $100MM
- Compile and manage KPIs for warehouse and material handling operations with relation to programmatic targets
- Analyze current spend and evaluate current suppliers
- Evaluate and provide guidance on final selection of suppliers
- Through the use of lean concepts (5S, standard work, visual management, ), identify and execute material flow process improvement projects
- Drive execution and completion of multiple projects across internal and external stakeholders
- Evaluates current logistics flow through the facility for slow moving vs
- Establishes and monitors line side inventory levels and presentation
- Plans material replenishment strategies to support variable build levels and inventory accuracy while minimizing material handling costs
- Establishes and creates triggers based on raw material or complete goods replenishment cycles and lead times
Qualifications for material flow
- Good working knowledge in material flow planning, facilities and equipment design, build, and installation
- Ability to work and interact will all levels of the organization
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineer, Packaging and Supply Chain Management
- Knowledge of production control operations, procedures and systems including, but not limited to, Microsoft office applications
- Ability to implement, sustain and improve material flow processes, packaging and develop strategies
- Material Flow experience
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Material Flow Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material flow. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material flow
- Provides instruction, guidance, and direction while maintaining close surveillance over the department to assure proper application of methods, equipment, and manpower that will afford maximum quantity and quality work in the most cost effective manner
- Determines correct inventory location for raw materials and complete goods inventory
- Plans raw material and In Process storage strategies
- Serves as transportation resource to unit operations personnel to assure optimal carrier selection for shipment and delivery and to facilitate compliance with appropriate governmental regulations
- Reviews and analyzes freight cost to optimize services and cost and manages all freight loss, product damage, overcharge, trailer and container detention and service related claims in order to minimize costs.Search Jobs US
- Define and manage in-plant store and Kanban inventories
- Proficient in utilizing multiple systems (EMS, EMSWeb, WPT, GPDS, E-Squared, Vis Mock-Up, etc) to research and resolve issues
- Conduct effective problem solving for Material related concerns and utilize timely feed forward and backward to communicate issues and confirm implementation of countermeasures and resolution of issues
- Update various files and tracking mechanisms daily to achieve metrics (Kit Discrepancies, Damaged Parts, Lost/ Misdelivered Parts & Kits, Code Blue Spot Buy Disbursements and Delivery Times, No Stocks/ Return to Stock
- Institutionalize GMS
Qualifications for material flow
- Proficiency in building and running material flow and discrete-event simulation models in the 2D and 3D space, proficiency in Simul8 and FlexSim
- Experience in mining, collecting, cleansing and analyzing data using Excel, MS Access and other DB systems
- Solid modeling software experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Control Systems Engineering or similar work experience
- Verifiable track record of deployment of large scale systems
- Interfacing with Embedded Systems