Industrial Engineer

About the job

As a member of our Manufacturing Engineering team, you will support the Operations Group (Manufacturing, Warehouse, Materials) by implementing production improvements resulting in increases in efficiency and capacity. Support the New Product Development (NPD) group by suggesting design changes to improve the manufacturability of products. Design production processes to manufacture new products.

Responsibilities Include:

Production and Process Flow

• Leverage lean methodologies to evaluate, improve and document manufacturing processes to enhance quality, cost, and throughput
• Develop and implement process control techniques and procedures in manufacturing and materials
• Estimate staffing requirements, assembly times, and relative costs to assist in operations decision making
• Analyze costs of production and make recommendations for quality and efficiency improvements
• Design, develop and conduct time and motion studies and work simplification programs and implement changes that will reduce costs by optimizing the utilization of people, machinery, materials and resources
• Prepare documentation on assembly processes such as validations, work instructions, control plans, standard operating procedures and PFMEAs
• Develop training programs for assembly skills including training on lean methodologies and lean culture

Plant Layout and Equipment Utilization

• Design new and modified plant layouts and facilities
• Study new machinery and processes and recommend or select efficient and cost effective combinations for decorating, assembly, testing, handling and packaging of products.

Project Management

• Implement approved plans and projects for plant, facilities, and equipment
• Support new product development staff and operations staff to determine the manufacturability of products
• Participate in DFMEA with product development staff during prototype and development stage
• Participate and develop PFMEA and process control plans.

Health & Safety

• Ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, including the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, etc.
• Establish programs and conduct studies to enhance industrial health and safety and to identify and correct safety hazards
• Assist with ergonomic risk evaluations and assist with development of appropriate strategies to reduce exposure to injuries, e.g. repetitive strain.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in industrial or mechanical engineering or related area of study
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) and in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
• 5 years’ experience as an engineer in a high volume manufacturing environment is an asset
• Experience working in a regulated industry is an asset, e.g. pharmaceuticals or aerospace
• Experience in lean manufacturing or Six Sigma is an asset
• Computer literate with:
• Advanced experience in AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks 3D CAD
• Advanced experience in MS Excel
• Advanced experience in MS Word
• Advanced experience in a Windows environment
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of assembly design and product manufacturing in an ISO 13485 & GMP environment
• Experience developing and/or implementing LEAN Manufacturing initiatives
• Project management
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently
• Ability to teach and coach others

APPLY