Project Logistics Engineer - Coventry (888485)

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Project Logistics Engineer
Coventry, West Midlands, England

Our client is a major automotive manufacturer of car bodies, truck cabs and other automotive products.

We are recruiting for a Project Logistics Engineer on a 6-month contract based in Coventry.

As Project Logistics Engineer, reporting into the Project Manager, you manage the supply, logistics and packaging aspects of new projects. This could be dedicated to a single project or be required to support a number of smaller projects depending on the size and complexity of the projects being delivered

The Project Logistics Engineer will be a customer and supplier facing role, working with the customer for the approval and sign off of delivered product packaging and supply routes. At the same time producing the WIP packaging requirements for internal parts and the logistics routings for parts between plants and to the customer

During early build phases there will also be requirement to work with purchasing to ensure material movements are completed on time to the tooling suppliers and that build parts are packaged and delivered in line with pre-production build schedules.

Main Duties and Responsibilities -
* Support the customer development of delivered packaging - EU1121
* Develop WIP packaging concepts for RFQ
* Work with WIP packaging suppliers through prototypes to finished production pallets
* Ensure pallets are available for all build phases
* Ensure Materials are shipped to suppliers on time
* Ensure Materials and parts are shipped back to support Build phases in line with our client"s / Customer timing
* Support the plants with Logistics information for loading in to MFG Pro - such as pallet sizes, numbers, supply loops, material process flow, ect

Characteristics and Requirements -
* Qualified to HNC level or equivalent to show a level of academic capability.
* Experience of press work process engineering environment would be useful to understand the environment and to understand the auto industry from a supply logistics view.
* Understanding of customer product quality expectations, handling damage, lifting regulations etc
* Knowledge of APQP, SPC, FMEA, PPAP and control plans would be useful to understand how we report status and deliver the projects to plant and customers.
* Ideally experienced in Customer CAD systems or able to produce sketches / drawings for suppliers to quote pallets and special packaging

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.