Engineering Technician

fgf brands • Toronto, ON

17d • Onsite

About The Position

Working closely with the Engineering and Maintenance teams, you will support and improve manufacturing operations by becoming a technical expert on critical production equipment across all plants. You will troubleshoot and repair equipment, and be part of Preventative Maintenance in a fast paced, high impact manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• 3-5 years‘ experience mechanical engineer/electro mechanical maintenance/installation (it is not necessary to be licensed).
• Ideally food or pharmaceutical experience
• Experience building/installing conveyors/protype equipment
• Post-Secondary education in Engineering or Engineering Technology or related field
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be comfortable travelling between site and off-site locations
• Ability to read mechanical schematics and prints
• Basic understanding of PLC’s/logic controls and panel view navigation (HMI)
• Experience with maintenance systems and computer programs (MS Office; Excel; Outlook)
• Experience with hand tools and welding.
• Passionate about mechanical repair
• Flexible to work extended or after hours (when required)

Nice To Haves

• Welding nice to have

Responsibilities

• Identify and troubleshoot process equipment problems to minimize down time and recommend solutions
• Assemble and repair existing equipment to ensure efficient operation
• Assist with training shift mechanics as required and provide technical insights and knowledge transfer
• Document Assembly and Design reviews of installations on applicable manufacturing test equipment
• Read schematics/assembly drawings, layouts, data and process sheets to perform testing, build fixtures, analyze and trouble-shoot equipment
• Installs and validates equipment and processes in the production area to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time following the established validation procedure
• Available to work shiftwork and support Preventative Maintenance on weekends
• Travel between production facilities to assist critical repairs as needed
• Promote and support Continuous Improvement activities in Manufacturing
• Simulate and troubleshoot high speed robotic packaging equipment
• Contributes/fosters Health & Safety/GMP’s
• Monitors existing processes and makes recommendations for improvement
• Involved in new processes

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Health Benefits
• a generous flexible medical / Health spending account
• RRSP matching program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree