Material Flow Engineer

Job description

POSTING END DATE: 26/01/2017
ADVERTISED SALARY: £35,000 - £45,000

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.

LOCATION: Wolverhampton, West Midlands

WHAT TO EXPECT

Our commitment to sourcing only the highest-quality products for our vehicles has taken us all over the world. Join us, and it will be you coordinating a supplier base of thousands, ensuring the right part arrives at our plants at precisely the right time.

Every minute of every day, thousands of parts and materials from all over the world are shipped and delivered to our plants, ready to be utilised on our production lines within hours. At the same time, hundreds of customers from across the globe are handed the keys to their newly transported vehicles. A feat like this doesn’t just happen. Behind this momentous undertaking are our Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L) team, coordinating on a massive scale to ensure our vehicles continue to roll smoothly off the production lines and into the hands of the customers awaiting them.

The purpose of this role is to develop innovative solutions to material flow and physical logistics processes to support the department’s strategic vision from receipt to lineside for EMC Powertrain programmes. The role is to lead a team to develop current processes through programme and project change. This will include developing and executing a robust programme plan within LQOS principles to guarantee a flawless launch. The engineering team will drive value stream mapping (VSM), benchmarking, and best-in-class (BiC) for both operations and facility needs. As such, this role is accountable for the success of the end-to-end logistics operation. 

In your role as Material Flow Engineer, you'll lead the development of manufacturing logistics requirements and material flow strategies, ensuring that Powertrain are adopting best-in-class solutions for facilities and process design. You'll drive innovation in operations through a cohesive logistics engineering approach and a strong can-do attitude.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

In your role as Material Flow Engineer, you'll have previous experience of material flow and physical logistics operations alongside an awareness of their inter relationships with manufacturing, finance, purchasing and PD. You'll also need strong analytical and statistical abilities together with experience of project management and familiarity with process improvement processes. Besides possessing the ability to work independently, you should be comfortable challenging whilst using strong influencing and engagement skills. Finally, you’ll have a substantial level of tenacity in order to achieve results.

BENEFITS

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, and a performance-related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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