Engineer Associate, Industrial Engineering

Schaeffler

Engineer Associate responsible for enhancing productivity in logistics processes at Schaeffler manufacturing. Focusing on optimization and strategic planning within the engineering field.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeWooster • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define measures and implement them to achieve high productivity of the company's core and support production processes.
Apply crucial engineering processes and give input for strategic decisions.
Contribute to the development of the engineering strategy within a core organizational field.
Contribute to the alignment of capacity demand, budget and investment projects.
Plan and optimize logistics processes, including material flow, production supply, and warehouse operations.
Manage warehouse activities such as packaging storage, repacking, washing, repair, and invoice auditing.
Analyze and forecast intralogistics capacity to ensure adequate storage space, equipment, and material-handling capabilities.
Implement warehouse and work-cell layout changes to support new production line and investment needs.
Develop and maintain logistics documentation required for projects and operational processes.
Identify process and system improvement opportunities and recommend solutions to enhance cost, productivity, and accuracy.
Monitor key logistics KPIs and ensure performance targets are met.
Support packaging budget and cost reduction initiatives by managing the packaging fleet and related supplier/customer communication.
Oversee packaging requirements, including cost, functionality, allocation, and process steering for internal and external packaging cycles.
Develop and implement supply chain and logistics strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor degree in engineering related field
MS Office w/high level of competency in MS Excel
CAD Software
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment visa or other sponsorship
Preferred: SAP MRP System

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal employment opportunities
Affirmative action employer
Development opportunities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

logistics optimizationwarehouse managementcapacity analysisprocess improvementcost reductionsupply chain strategyproduction planningmaterial flow managementKPI monitoringengineering processes

Soft Skills

strategic decision makingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsanalytical thinking