Jobs in Winnipeg, United States

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. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor, this position will support all manufacturing engineering activities within the assigned cells, including electrical system integration and system troubleshooting, implementing and facilitating lean manufacturing initiatives, implementing engineering change orders, assigning inventory locations, conducting contract reviews, creating shop floor instructions, evaluating standards, and completing capital and facility upgrades.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Works effectively as a cell team member to ensure operational metrics are achieved and any remedial action is actively pursued.
• Provides manufacturing engineering support and services within assigned manufacturing cell(s).
• Represents manufacturing engineering within assigned cells at daily cell meetings and weekly plant metrics meetings.
• Maintains current updates on manufacturing engineering related tasks on the manufacturing cell log.
• Designs or specifies any equipment/tooling/racking required to support manufacturing.
• Reviews relevant engineering change orders (ECOs) within assigned cells or assigned option groups and supports all aspects of production implementation.
• Reviews relevant engineering change notifications (ECNs) within assigned cells at daily cell meetings and weekly plant metrics meetings.
• Implements and facilitates lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, value stream mapping, set-up reduction etc.)
• Leads or participates in SWAT team meetings, ensuring that necessary action is taken between cross-functional groups to resolve issues.
• Specifies and facilitates capital and equipment upgrades, installations, or modifications.
• Supports process planning and production engineering.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Post-secondary education in a related engineering discipline and or equivalent experience is required for this position.
• Lean certification or applicable equivalent experience is required for this position.
• Superior computer and organizational skills.
• Goal orientated and motivation to achieve tasks within set timelines.
• Well-versed in AutoCAD.
• Previous experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment would be considered an asset.
• Knowledgeable in Unigraphics and Oracle would be considered an asset.

Up to 10% of travel is required in this position.

OUR WHY:

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