Manufacuring Engineer

Role: Manufacturing Engineer

Length: 12 months daily rate contract

Location: Sydney

Organisation

· A leading manufacturing organisation is undertaking a significant transformation program, consolidating and optimising manufacturing sites.

· To support this critical initiative, we are seeking engineer to lead the planning, design, and optimisation of the consolidated facility.

· This role will suit a someone with deep expertise in site consolidation, factory layout design, and end-to-end material flow optimisation within complex manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities

· Design and optimise the Saw Area layout, incorporating current operations and those from two additional sites.

· Design the Production Area layout, ensuring efficient integration of equipment, workflows, and capacity requirement

· Analyse and validate end-to-end material flow across all manufacturing, production, and support areas.

· Design the Despatch Area, considering:

o Finished Goods (FG) flow

o Daily volumes of FG and Raw Materials (RM)

o Integration of consolidated operations

o Design the Warehouse layout based on material flow, throughput, and storage optimisation.

o Drive process improvement and process optimisation initiatives aligned with manufacturing excellence principles.

Key Skills & Experience

· Strong background in manufacturing operations, industrial engineering and continuous improvement.

· Demonstrated expertise in:

o Factory and production layout design

o Assembly lines

o Warehouse and despatch optimisation

· Strong understanding of manufacturing excellence, Lean principles, and operational best practices.

· Ability to operate at a strategic and hands-on level, engaging with both shop-floor teams and executive stakeholders.

· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

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