What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Layout Engineer (Factory Planning & Industrial Engineering) position at Yochana?
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Layout Engineer to lead factory layout design, site master planning, and material flow optimization for large-scale manufacturing operations. This role will be responsible for developing scalable facility layouts, warehouse strategies, and logistics solutions that support efficient production, future growth, and operational excellence.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in greenfield factory development, site master planning, material flow engineering, and industrial engineering, with a strong understanding of manufacturing operations and warehouse design.
Key Responsibilities
Factory & Site Planning
- Lead factory layout design across manufacturing lines, warehouses, storage areas, logistics zones, offices, and support facilities.
- Develop long-term site master plans to support capacity expansion and future scalability.
- Define building placement, yard layouts, dock strategies, and external logistics flow.
- Create and maintain conceptual block layouts and detailed 2D/3D layouts aligned with business requirements and production growth plans.
Material Flow & Warehouse Design
- Design and optimize end-to-end material flow, including inbound logistics, WIP movement, line-side delivery, warehousing, and outbound finished goods flow.
- Develop and integrate PFEP (Plan for Every Part) methodologies into layout and storage strategies.
- Define warehouse storage concepts, packaging standards, and material handling solutions.
- Support implementation of AGVs, AMRs, conveyors, and other automated material handling systems.
Manufacturing Optimization
- Analyze and improve factory performance through space utilization, throughput analysis, labor productivity, and cost optimization.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on:
- OEE improvement
- Line balancing
- Takt time optimization
- Cycle time reduction
- Bottleneck elimination
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Logistics, and Engineering teams.
- Support factory installation, commissioning, layout validation, and production ramp-up activities.
- Present complex operational and layout data to leadership teams and provide recommendations for strategic decision-making.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
Experience in factory layout planning and manufacturing facility design.
Strong knowledge of material flow analysis, warehouse design, and industrial engineering principles.
Experience with PFEP (Plan for Every Part).
Hands-on experience with layout design tools such as:
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- FactoryCAD
- Similar 2D/3D design software
Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience analyzing OEE, cycle time, takt time, throughput, and line balancing.