Manufacturing Engineer - New Product Introduction

Teknion•Concord, ON

22h•CA$74,410 - CA$93,000

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer - New Product Introduction role focuses on leading plant-focused, multi-disciplined teams through an advanced quality planning process to ensure facilities are ready and capable of producing new products. This involves generating and maintaining essential information for the APQP team, supporting facility engineers and other stakeholders, initiating capital acquisition requests, and working closely with the supply chain to ensure quality requirements are met. The role also involves collaborating with design and facility engineering to optimize engineering drawings for manufacturing, testing and validating facility readiness through pilot runs, and supporting Marketing and Operations with product information. Department accountabilities include contributing to idea generation and implementation, maintaining and improving department and ISO procedures, working on special projects, and building strong cross-departmental relationships.

Requirements

University degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, and eligible for P.Eng license
5-12 years of engineering experience in a product design and manufacturing environment
Demonstrated project management skills and training
Excellent communication, organization, leadership, decision making and time management skills
Assertive and professional in the building of relationships
Ability to learn, adapt and apply new systems, techniques and technologies
Able to travel locally and internationally
Practical experience in developing equipment, manufacturing technologies, processes
Knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements
Competent computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, understanding of MRP/ERP systems, working knowledge of SolidWorks

Responsibilities

Lead plant focused, multi-disciplined teams, using an advanced quality planning process, to ensure facilities are ready and capable to produce new products
Generate and maintain information require by APQP team to implement manufacturing system. Includes: purchased components (MRP), new tools, new vendor information, quality requirements, etc
Support facility engineers, purchasers, supervisors and lead hands in the implementation of new products through regular meetings and training
Initiate capital acquisition request based on tooling budget. Purchase tools and track development, first off, final part approval and first production order
Work with supply chain to ensure quality requirements are understood and quality plan implemented. Evaluate and approve new components using submission and first-off processes.
Work with design and facility engineering to ensure engineering drawings are complete and are structured efficiently for manufacturing system and process flow. Facilitate the circulation of launch ECRs, from engineering, through the facilities, and to the data base management team
Test and validate the facility readiness by organizing a pilot run. Identify deficiencies in product specification / application, component quality, system / BOM accuracy. Provide root cause analysis, implement and re-validate solutions
Support Marketing and Operations groups by providing or reviewing product information. This may include installation guides, application guidelines, packaging systems, weights and volumes, etc.
Contribute to the generation of ideas and improvements, and assist in their implementation
Follow, maintain and improve upon department and ISO procedures
Work on special projects as assigned
Build strong, positive relationships with individual across departments and facilities