Continuous Improvement Engineer - Lambeth, ON

Company Description

Associated Materials, is the parent company for leading residential building product brands such as Alside, Gentek, Alpine and Preservation.  With a legacy of over 70 years in business, we create, develop, manufacture, extrude and distribute beautiful siding, windows and more throughout our network of North American company-owned distributors. 

Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Associated Materials has over 4000 employees across its U.S. and Canadian manufacturing footprint and our extensive North American distribution center network (120+ locations!). We are a charter member of the Vinyl Siding Institute, the American Association of Architects, the National Association of Home Builders, and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

This combination of established brand recognition, manufacturing capacity and distribution reach makes for an exciting and rewarding employment value proposition. Join us, and discover the next step in your career journey. 

Job Description

SUMMARY:

The Manufacturing Engineer - Continuous Improvement will perform continuous improvement and capital deployment activities at the site and participate in major projects across the division.  This role reports to the Plant Manager.

OBJECTIVES:

• Analyze production and maintenance data to identify root cause of down time and scrap and execute irreversible corrective actions and continuous improvement activities.
• Lead efforts to improve Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in home site and share results, data and solutions across all sites.
• Coordinate with quality, product engineering, and manufacturing operations to identify, prioritize, and execute both process and material pipeline project initiatives.
• Support risk analysis on areas that could significantly harm the business and provide input to the development of mitigating strategies.
• Provide data driven recommendations for capital optimization and manage capital projects.
• Assist in analyzing asset optimization and make/buy decisions.
• Provide technical training for site maintenance and production resources as necessary
• Improve and maintain documentation for site production assets
• Interface with key equipment and tooling suppliers.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Plant Manager, Operations Leadership Team and Front Line Staff
• Site Maintenance Manager
• Divisional Manufacturing Engineering Team Members
• External suppliers
• Quality, Finance, Supply Chain, and Product Engineering, other internal and external materials support providers

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Prior experience in manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Plastics Extrusion strongly preferred.
• Strong technical skills and interpersonal communication skills.
• 10- 30% travel involved
• Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in an engineering discipline.
• Understanding of lean manufacturing principles and Continuous Improvement.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Recruiters: Please note that Associated Materials, Alside and any of its affiliated companies does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers of recruiting service associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to AMI or any of its employees will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have authority to engage or authorize recruiting services. Any questions regarding recruiting services of any kind must be sent to jobs at associatedmaterials dot com

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