Akkodis is recruiting a Light Material Flow Engineer for a defense manufacturer in the Columbus, OH area. This is an onsite contract position with a pay rate of $57 an hour to $60 an hour depending on education and experience. The position requires a hands-on, results-driven professional who can quickly ramp up with minimal onboarding, identify and resolve production bottlenecks, analyze warehouse and manufacturing processes, conduct time studies, develop data-driven operational improvements, and create tools, metrics, and KPIs to monitor production health. Working closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Business Operations teams, the engineer will support programs from development through full-rate production, improve inventory accuracy and throughput, balance resources across multiple sites, and implement continuous process improvements using techniques such as Value Stream Mapping, Process Mapping, and Line Balancing to drive world-class warehouse performance.
Required Skills:
· Bachelor’s degree in engineering · 3+ years of experience in a high-rate supply chain or manufacturing environment, where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies are built with heavy data utilization · Prior experience as Material Flow or Warehouse Engineer required · Ability to read technical documentation such as drawings and CAD data, understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures, mechanical components, and electromechanical systems · Siemens NX and TeamCenter but CAD skills in general are expected · Ability to manage projects independently and hit the ground running · Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment · Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (realistically about 10% of the time), Expectations would be 1-2 trips to production sites (ie. Atlanta or California) · Ability to work onsite in Columbus, OH for the full duration of the contract Must-Haves
- Manufacturing experience
- Material flow or warehouse engineering experience
- Warehouse/storage system experience
- AutoCAD proficiency
- Ability to manage projects independently
- Experience working with vendors and implementing solutions
Preferred
- Defense industry experience
- WMS implementation or configuration experience
- Warehouse engineering background
- Additional CAD software experience
- Experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments
Ideal Candidate A mid-level engineer who can independently own material flow projects from concept through implementation, while operating effectively in a fast-changing manufacturing environment with limited direction and evolving requirements. In interested forward resume to tina.johnsonkelley@akkodisgroup.com or click APPLY NOW.
Pay Details: $57.00 to $60.00 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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