IMG Material Flow And Packaging Engineer

Lead Material Flow Engineer - [Forward Model Costing and Implementation - Powertrain] Leading Material Flow activities for PT Program Study and Implementation
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide site-wide technical leadership and governance for material flow systems across Powertrain Operations.
• Define strategy, standards, risk controls, and long-range capability to ensure safe, compliant, cost-effective, and robust operations suitable for local India-region supplier material delivery and logistics conditions.
• Serve as site Technical Authority for MFE standards including automation compatibility, digital replenishment governance, and advanced storage solutions.
  

Site MFE Strategy & Internal Dunnage Standards:

• Define and maintain site-wide standards for internal dunnage architectures (e.g., repack racks, kit bins/racks, sequence racks), container families, rack standards, protection standards, labelling/traceability standards for internal use and line-side needs.
• Drive standardization and reuse across multiple product families and manufacturing areas to reduce complexity and lifecycle cost.
• Define site standards for automation-compatible internal dunnage and material presentation (container family rules, rack interface requirements, identification/label orientation, and drop-zone standards).
• Define standards for lean/dynamic storage solutions (layout guardrails, FIFO enforcement methods, identification/traceability expectations).
  

Technical Governance & Approval Authority:

• Own MFE change control governance: deviation approval rules, audit systems, escalation paths, and compliance cadence.
• Approve high-impact MFE concepts affecting safety, quality, footprint, or cost; ensure solutions are operationally sustainable.
  
• Provide technical approval for AGV/AMR interfaces and storage automation concepts as they relate to MFE (handoff design, internal container compatibility, traceability controls), ensuring operability and compliance.
  

Risk Management & Business Continuity:

• Establish contingency plans for internal dunnage/container shortages, supplier material delivery disruptions, and logistics disruptions.
• Define controls relevant to Chennai/India conditions (humidity/monsoon exposure risk for internal parts, corrosion prevention escalation for internal handling, yard-handling rules where applicable).
  

Strategic Supplier (Material Delivery) and Partner Leadership:

• Lead technical engagement with strategic logistics partners; support technical terms in contracts and performance metrics.
• Drive supplier capability upgrades through standards, audits, and development plans related to material delivery and presentation.
  

Capability Building:

• Build MFE engineering capability: training plans, templates, technical playbooks, lessons learned, and mentoring structure across SG5SG7.
• Build site capability in analytics-led MFE (standard dashboards, common KPIs, audit approach) and enable training on digital/automation fundamentals for SG5SG7.
  

Executive Communication:

• Present MFE status, risks, roadmap, and key decisions to plant leadership and regional stakeholders; align priorities across functions.
  

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Technology Roadmap:

• Own and maintain the MFE technology roadmap for the site (automation adoption plan, digital replenishment maturity path, storage modernization strategy) aligned to plant priorities
  

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinking with practical execution orientation.
• Strong influencing skills across functions and external partners.
• High accountability, integrity, and disciplined decision-making.
• Develops people and builds sustainable systems.
  

Organizational Competencies

• Deep expertise in internal returnable dunnage/container systems (e.g., repack racks, kit bins/racks, sequence racks), lifecycle management, and plant logistics interfaces.
• Strong governance mindset and risk management capability.
• Commercial acumen (total cost ownership for internal logistics, supplier material delivery performance management).
• Deep understanding of intralogistics automation interfaces and standards (AGV/AMR readiness requirements, digital identification, automation-safe layouts).
  

Qualifications
Bachelors degree in engineering (Mechanical/Industrial/Production/Material Flow or related); advanced degree is a plus.
Typically, 5 to 8 years experience with demonstrated leadership in MFE systems and plant logistics.
Strong track record of standardization, governance, and measurable performance improvement.