Machine Operator

JFE Shoji Power Canada Inc.; Burlington; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of electrical steel products in Burlington is seeking a Machine Operator to ensure operational efficiency and maintain high production output. This contract position requires a minimum of one year of manufacturing experience, strong measuring skills, and a focus on safety. Responsibilities include setting up machines, ensuring product quality, and basic troubleshooting. The role offers a shift premium and a path to full-time employment with competitive health benefits and a pension plan.

Benefits

Shift Premium

On the job training

Competitive health and dental benefits

Production Bonus plan

Retirement savings program with company matched pension plan

Qualifications

• 1 year minimum manufacturing experience is a requirement.
• Organization skills and ability to follow instructions are essential.

Responsibilities

• Set up machine according to work order and operating procedures.
• Ensure product meets quality requirements as per work order.
• Basic troubleshooting of machine and process flow.
• Safely operate equipment and follow ALL safety requirements.

Skills

Strong measuring skills using tape measurers

Mechanically inclined

Exceptional communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Basic computer skills

Exceptional attendance

Job description

Join Our Team: Machine Operator Opportunity!

JFE Shoji Power Canada (JSC) is an electrical steel products manufacturer located in Burlington, Ontario. As the largest producer of transformer cores in North America, JSC specializes in wound, amorphous, and step‑lap cores for power generation and distribution equipment. Its electrical steel products and magnetic materials are also used in electric vehicle motors and charging station infrastructure, data centres, audio equipment, and other industrial applications. Since 1972, JSC (formerly Cogent) has grown from a small niche manufacturer to an integral part of the North American electrical steel supply chain with multiple facilities and over 500 employees. JSC is dedicated to meeting the growing demand for electrical energy by providing strategic, innovative, and sustainable solutions to its clients.

What Sets Us Apart?

At JFE Shoji Power Canada, we are more than just a company—we are a community that embraces safety. We have a proactive safety attitude where every team member is empowered to care for each other and take responsibility for keeping everyone safe. By embodying the ICare principles, we ensure that safety is not just a priority but a core value of our culture. Each employee plays an essential role in shaping a workplace where safety is embedded in every action we take, and where incidents are prevented before they happen.

How you’ll make an impact

Essential to the business by driving high production output, the machine operator in our Wound Core and Amorphous departments ensures operational efficiency and delivers high‑quality products on time to meet customer expectations.

Please note this role is a contract role to start and is on the continental rotating shift (11‑12 hour shifts rotating between days and nights)

Job Responsibilities

• Set up machine according to work order and operating procedures
• Ensure product meets quality requirements as per work order, operating procedures and customers’ specifications. Diligently inspect product and document
• Basic troubleshooting of machine and process flow
• Read work orders and understand all measurements
• Follow priority schedule and achieve production requirements
• Be fluent in measuring devices
• Safely operate equipment follow ALL safety requirements
• Keep workstation clean and organized
• Work collaboratively with incoming/outgoing shifts
• Contract role to start with potential to become a full‑time permanent role.
• This role is on the continental rotation shift

Qualifications

• 1 year minimum manufacturing experience is a requirement
• Strong measuring skills using tape measurers, vernier calipers, and micrometers is an asset
• Mechanically inclined with a strong focus on safety
• Exceptional communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Organized
• Basic computer skills
• Exceptional attendance
• Able to follow instructions and procedures
• Respect for your fellow team members

Why JFE Shoji Power?

• Shift Premium
• On the job training

As a full‑time permanent employee, you would receive:

• Competitive health and dental benefits
• Production Bonus plan
• Retirement savings program with company matched pension plan