Lead Material Flow and Packaging Engineer

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

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 SG5–SG7.

• Build site capability in analytics-led MFE (standard dashboards, common KPIs, audit approach) and enable training on digital/automation fundamentals for SG5–SG7.

Executive Communication: 

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

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).

 

Bachelor’s 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.

Experience Level

Senior Level