Engineer, Production Norms

J.D. Irving, Limited; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in shipbuilding seeks an Engineer for Production Norms to enhance efficiency in ship design and construction. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and experience in marine projects, focusing on process optimization and adherence to strict production timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Applied experience in hull structure or steel outfitting.
• Exposure to the marine field through work or study.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve norms calculators for hull structure and steel outfitting.
• Monitor production and conduct time studies to refine processes.
• Provide training on norm calculation tools.

Skills

Scheduling

Process Development

Time Studies

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.)

Professional Engineer (P. Eng.)

Job description

The Engineer, Production Norms designs and plans processes, tools, and equipment needed for high quality, efficient planning, construction, repair, testing/commissioning, and delivery of ships. An Engineer may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices. They will be expected to work in an assigned job scope in theoretical, practical, and/or lean engineering disciplines in a shipbuilding environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.) or equivalent, Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) or equivalent. Alternative educational background may be considered with appropriate work experience.
• Applied experience with exposure to hull structure and / or steel outfitting.
• Understanding of scheduling, ability to adhere to strict deadlines, manage & develop schedules
• Understanding of Shipbuilding production, planning, material requirements, facility / resource capacity.
• Some exposure to or interest in marine field through work experience (e.g. co-op) or academic study

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve norms calculator(s) related to hull structure and steel outfitting
• Support review and develop new norms as needed
• Monitor production activities and develop time studies in support of norms refinement and process development
• Support development of structural steel production processes and associated work instructions to drive efficiencies
• Provide training and support to Planning customers on the use of norm calculation tools
• Host engagement sessions with Production stakeholders on review of baseline norms and calculator outputs