Junior Project Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent manufacturer seeks a Junior Project Engineer to join their team in Ontario. In this full-time role, you will collaborate closely with the Project Manager on specifications and design tasks, ensuring quality and communication across projects. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong attention to detail, effective teamwork, and a proactive learning mentality, making this position a valuable step in a technical career.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively with internal teams and external customers/suppliers.
• Competent in reading and understanding engineering drawings.
• Keen to learn company standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Generate and maintain top-level product supply specifications.
• Manage document updates and change notifications.
• Assist with packaging design and project coordination.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Proactive attitude

Teamwork

Project management

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe PDF/Illustrator

Job description

Job Description

We are supporting a well-established manufacturer in their search for a Junior Project Engineer to join their team. This is a full-time, permanent role offering a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in a technical, customer-facing environment.

As Junior Project Engineer, you will work closely with the Project Manager to support product specifications, artwork approvals, and packaging design. You will be involved in multiple commercial projects, ensuring accurate documentation, strong communication, and high-quality standards throughout.

This role would suit someone with excellent attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and a desire to learn within a structured engineering environment.

Core duties include:

• Generating and maintaining top-level product supply specifications
  
  
• Managing document updates, releases, and change notifications
  
  
• Supporting customer and supplier interactions for project specification sign-off
  
  
• Assisting with packaging design, artwork tasks, and project coordination
  
  
• Helping to manage a customer sample library
  
  
• Ensuring reports and actions are completed and escalated as needed
  
  
• Contributing to continuous improvement of project processes and document standardisation
  
  

About you:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proactive and self-motivated attitude
  
  
• Strong attention to detail and a collaborative approach to teamwork
  
  
• Comfortable switching between multiple projects and priorities
  
  
• Keen to follow and learn company standards and procedures
  
  
• Able to work effectively with both internal teams and external customers/suppliers
  
  
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings
  
  
• Experience with SolidWorks CAD is advantageous
  
  
• Competent with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with Adobe PDF/Illustrator is a plus
  
  

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and innovative team with real long-term progression. Full job description available on request. Apply today for immediate consideration!