Equipment Efficiency Specialist

Eclipse Automation•Cambridge, ON

6d•CA$95,000 - CA$120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Efficiency Specialist is a central role in aligning customer requirements and operational processes. Their key role will be supporting the quotation phase of customer proposals, delivering Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and cycle-time calculations that meet customer deliverables. In addition, they will bridge technical requirements and shop-floor realities using data-driven methods. The Equipment Efficiency Specialist will promote cross-functional collaboration, effective change leadership, and continuous improvement efforts to drive measurable efficiency and quality gains across the organization.

Requirements

Successfully completed either a University Degree or College Diploma in applied science, engineering field or related experience
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in quality assurance
Experience in quality management systems and auditing processes
Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Ability to gather and analyze data
High attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Automation industry experiences an asset
Experience working in GAMP, ISO 9001, CSA N299, GAMP, TSSA, NQA-1 and N299 fields an asset

Responsibilities

Collaborate with applications engineering to imbed and validate customer quality requirements into proposals, ensuring specifications, acceptance criteria, and compliance obligations are clearly documented and actionable.
Develop OEE and Cycle time requirements for Customer Proposals through studies, analysis tools and simulations thereby reducing risk and validating the outcome
Participate in customer RFQ review meetings, either on-site at the customer or in-house with primary stakeholders both internally and externally
Technical follow-up and support during engineering, procurement & construction
Identify technical risks and their impact on the project & mitigate their effects
Partner with Project Managers and Department Managers to translate proposal-level requirements into executable plans during project kick-offs, ensuring technical acceptance criteria is understood
Lead change management initiatives to ensure adoption of new processes, tools, and standards; design communication plans, training materials, and feedback loops to sustain behavioral and operational change.
Champion continuous improvement by applying Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies to identify and eliminate nonvalue-added activities
Monitor and report on key quality and efficiency metrics, using data to prioritize improvement opportunities, quantify cost savings, and track year-over-year performance gains.
Recognize problems, initiate action, assist in problem solving and evaluate results
Maintaining Quality Control Systems, including establishing procedures, documentation, and stress-testing internal processes to ensure Eclipse consistently meets the required standards.
Investigating process related quality issues, determining the underlying causes, and implementing corrective or preventive actions to prevent recurrence leveraging the NCR and CAR processes.
Perform internal audits to ensure compliance with the Eclipse Quality Management System as well as participate in post project reviews in order to refine and enhance our procedures
Assist with Registrar and Customer audits to ensure continued certifications and approvals.
Promote positive relations between departments and with partners, customers, vendors, and distributors
Recommend and administer policies and procedures to support continuous improvement initiatives
Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a team environment and actively participate in group meetings safely
Maintain good corporate citizen role in support of the Eclipse corporate Vision
Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Eclipse Automation Inc. Conduct Code
Foster the development of a culture reflective of the core values of the business