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Ford Motor Company IMG Material Flow and Packaging Engineer in Chennai, India
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.
Requisition ID : 60489