Manufacturing Technician

Manufacturing Technician

The Manufacturing Technician will work closely with the Senior Manufacturing Engineer (SME) on projects to drive improvements in KPI’s -quality, cost, capacity, and efficiency. The Manufacturing Engineering Technician will also assist in the design, development, and implementation of new manufacturing processes and equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the identification and development of new manufacturing processes and their implementation.
• Review manufacturing processes and verify process and equipment capacities for individual processes, departments, and the overall facility.
• Responsible for the gathering of data from their part of the manufacturing process and reporting it to the SME.
• Work closely with Product Engineering, Quality and Production teams to take manufacturing efficiency improvements from initial concept into full implementation.
• Assist engineering team with testing, processes, and procedures.
• Analyze manufacturing problems and develop alternative approaches to their solution.
• Assist with preparing production documents such as standard operating procedures, manufacturing records, productivity reports and BOM’s.
• Assist with process improvement, quality, productivity, and cost reduction projects.
• Assist with root cause investigations and implement systemic corrective actions and processes.
• Assist with the development and/or revisions to product manufacturing standards.
• Support root cause analysis and the development of timely solutions for issues arising on current products and in the production processes.
• Work closely with Production teams to develop and track material yields (i.e. metal, foam, etc.).
• Provide technical support for Production team.
• Maintain plant layouts and produce technical drawings, as required.
• Perform process analysis, DOE, P/FMEA, line balancing and capacity modeling.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layouts.
• Research and recommend new technologies and processes for adoption.
• Perform data analysis to identify trends and potential areas for improvements.
• Analyze manufacturing problems and develop alternative approaches to their solution.
• Promotes and maintains a safe work environment.
• All other related duties or projects, as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• Must have a good understanding of lean manufacturing, production processes and quality control.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or a related field.
• 3 or more years of experience in a manufacturing engineering role.
• Low volume manufacturing and automation experience.
• Understanding of manufacturing process design.
• Experience with DFM, PFMEA, Lean/ Six Sigma fundamentals.
• Understanding of manufacturing management processes including BOM, ERP, and resource and capacity.
• Advanced computer skills, including a strong knowledge of Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, and Excel.
• Project management skills.
• Experience with ISO 9001.
• Ability to take initiative and problem solve.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift

Work Location: In person
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