New Product Development Technician - Mechanical (6 Month Term)

New Flyer; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transit bus manufacturer in Winnipeg is seeking a skilled technician to design, build, and test products for future needs. Must have a technical degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience. The role involves constructing prototype parts, providing engineering feedback, and working with heavy equipment. Competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing employee development are offered.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Comprehensive benefits package

Ongoing employee development

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a technical or mechanical role within a shop floor environment.
• Able to read construction drawings, schematics, and detailed drawings.
• Knowledge of warehouse and inventory systems, scientific test methods, FMEA.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test products to meet the needs of the team.
• Construct prototype parts and installations from drawings and sketches.
• Provide engineering feedback on designs and operations.

Skills

Technical or mechanical skills

Reading construction drawings

Knowledge of engineering principles

Education

Post-secondary certificate or technology degree

Job description

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader with various locations in North America. Offering the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions.

POSITION SUMMARY

Design, build, and test products to meet the present and future needs of “NFIL” as directed by the Director of New Product Development.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Construction of prototype parts, assemblies, and installations, working from drawings, sketches, verbal instruction.
• Provide feedback to engineering on drawings, designs, and theories of operation, understand and navigate BOM and engineering drawing systems.
• Working with hand and power tools, fabrication equipment and test equipment, some lifting and climbing required.
• Operation of heavy equipment such as forklift or bus.
• Write reports and test documentation, use of PC, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Set-up and perform tests from a requested plan. e emerging technologies.
• Knowledge transfer from NPD shop various departments.
• Each NPD tech will have a specific talent such as welding, electrical/electronics, hydraulics, heavy equipment maintenance. It is the expected each tech will operate as part of a team, expected to perform cross functional rolls.
• Shop maintenance and cleaning.
• Other duties as requested.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Post-secondary certificate or technology degree
• 3-5 years of experience in a technical or mechanical role within a shop floor environment
• Ability to READ contractions drawings, schematics, details drawings.
• Knowledge of engineering drawing, design, aesthetic, and ergonomic principals.
• Knowledge of warehouse and inventory systems, scientific test methods, FMEA, maintenance, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM

• Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A continuous learning environment.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• NFI Group was named a Manitoba Top Employer for 2020 and this is the tenth time since the competition was established in 2007.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.

OUR WHY

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.arbocsv.com, and www.carfaircomposites.com.