Maintenance Automation Supervisor

Flex-N-Gate LLC.; Windsor; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maintenance Automation Supervisor role at Flex-N-Gate LLC. Windsor, Ontario, designs automation systems for industrial tasks, creates mechanical design documents, and maintains project files for ongoing engineering projects.

The position emphasizes testing solutions, documenting results, and modeling concepts for tolerance analyses. Responsibilities include equipment calibration, selecting appropriate tools and technologies, developing methods, testing system performance, and guiding other

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience with PFMEA, Lean manufacturing, and APQP/PPAP is required.
• Product development involvement from inception to launch with DFM/A.
• Strong planning, organizational and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
• Select tools, equipment or technologies for use in operations or projects.
• Develop technical methods or processes.
• Document design or operational test results.
• Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical or integrated systems or equipment.
• Recommend design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality or performance.
• Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
• Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
• Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
• Design industrial processing systems.
• Conduct studies to determine feasibility, costs or performance benefits of new equipment.
• Provide engineering reports documenting design details or qualification test results.
• Research, select or apply sensors, communication technologies, or control devices for motion control, position sensing, and pressure sensing or electronic communication.
• Identify and select materials appropriate for system designs.
• Apply automated solutions to the transfer of materials, components or finished goods.

Skills

Time Management

Creative Thinking

Learning & Development

Problem Solving

Accountability

Research & Analysis

Decision Making

Consultation

Ethics & Integrity

Planning & Organizing

Teamwork

Communication

Coaching & Mentoring

Education

University Degree in Engineering

Job description

Summary

The Maintenance Automation Supervisor’s role is to design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks and to create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies or finished products. This also includes maintaining technical project files, implementing and/or testing design solutions, and creating mechanical models and tolerance analyses to simulate design concepts.

Core Competencies

• Time Management
• Creative and Innovative Thinking
• Development and Continual Learning
• Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Research and Analysis
• Decision making and Judgement
• Providing Consultation
• Ethics and Integrity
• Planning and Organizing
• Mediating and Negotiating
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Communication
• Team Work

Job Duties

• Calibrate scientific or technical equipment
• Select tools, equipment or technologies for use in operations or projects
• Develop technical methods or processes
• Document design or operational test results
• Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical or integrated systems or equipment
• Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality or performance.
• Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
• Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
• Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment
• Design industrial processing systems
• Conduct studies to determine the feasibility, costs or performance benefits of new equipment
• Provide engineering reports documenting design details or qualification test results.
• Research, select or apply sensors, communication technologies, or control devices for motion control, position sensing, and pressure sensing or electronic communication.
• Identify and select materials appropriate for system designs.
• Apply automated solutions to the transfer of materials, components or finished goods.

Requirements

• University Degree in Engineering
• Project Management skills and experience, if no full-time work experience
• Knowledge and/or experience in PFMEA techniques.
• Knowledge and/or experience in Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
• Experience of participation in a product development team from inception to manufacturing launch including evidence of the imposition of DFM/A into the design.
• Knowledge and execution experience of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Flow.
• Proven ability to create and execute project plans that have achieved the identified targets.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to produce succinct reports/presentations to communicate status of assigned projects/tasks.
• A tenacious personality that will not let an issue be left unresolved.
• Strong leadership abilities, able to lead effective meetings.
• Quality Control background including problem solving and root cause analysis would be beneficial
• Sound technical background (hands‑on) with logical deductive reasoning approach.
• Interest in developing technical skills through both internal and external training.
• Exceptional organizational abilities with task prioritization, multi-tasking, use of timelines and time management techniques.