Manufacturing Engineer
Cambridge, ON
We are currently looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer with strong technical and relationship building skills to join our growing Team. This position is a newly created, full time permanent position reporting to the Operations Manager.
As Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for leading significant improvement in manufacturing (assembly and moulding) processes resulting in a safer and more engaging work environment for our employees and significant impact to financial results.
Duties Include:
- Develop, evaluate, improve and document manufacturing processes to meet our quality, cost, cycle-time and safety needs (including process control techniques)
- Conduct work flow analysis and make recommendations for improvement in material handling and shop layout
- Plan, define and execute manufacturing cost reduction and product improvement programs existing products
- Champion project activities such as continuous improvement and lean manufacturing
- Identify and execute solutions related to process flow within the plant by applying manufacturing engineering principles to improve efficiencies such as Pareto, time studies and design experiments
- Execute, maintain and manage projects for waste reduction, productivity & continuous improvement initiatives and quality enhancement opportunities
- Responsible for performing capacity, capability and feasibility studies to determine viability of new capital equipment purchases and assist with new product development
- Recommend, design and implement changes to current work cell, equipment and tooling and gauge designs within predetermined deadlines
- Assist and provide guidance to the development, design and build of new programs and processes
- Provides prototype assistance for fixtures, gauges, and samples and ensures timely transfer of prototype to production group
- Provide manufacturing engineering support for new program Launches ensuring good standards
- Maintain plant layout and engineering drawings through the use of Auto CAD
- Facilitate employee involvement to harness improvement opportunity
- Assess environmental, ergonomic and hazard aspects of new or modified equipment and processes
Qualifications:
- College diploma in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering
- 3+ years of working experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or similar role
- Experience with Auto CAD, MODAPTS
- Demonstrated experience with lean manufacturing and value stream & process mapping
- Strong commitment to customer satisfaction
- Ability to perform in a high-pressure environment
Benefits:
- Vision care
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flextime
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
We look forward to meeting qualified candidates for this opportunity and encourage those who are interested to submit a resume, outlining salary expectations.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.