WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

- Controls Designer

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU

- Professional development opportunities – be part of a team that values your contributions and recognizes the impact you make on the business
- Work where your engineering skills matter and customers have chosen to work with us to reduce their project risk
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team of engineering talent including mechanical, electrical and hydraulic designers as well as a team of manufacturing experts and skilled trades
- In addition to statutory holidays and vacation, receive 5 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Comprehensive benefits – health, medical, dental, vision, paramedical, HSA
- Company-match pension

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COOL PROJECTS DESIGNED AND BUILT Hoists for the world’s second heaviest on-shore lifter at 13,000 tons

- High speed winches and control system for a 2,000-foot artificial surfing pool Gate hoists on the largest infrastructure project in Canada
- Mechanical stage device for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas
- Shaft sinking winches with 110,000 lbs line pull for mining projects in Australia
- Mooring and riser pull-in systems for multiple offshore energy projects world-wide
- Hoists for aqueduct construction which supplies 50% of drinking water to New York City

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Design cool heavy-lifting equipment – hard core, break out the text books and calculators engineering
- Perform calculations required for the winch or hoist to be engineered and lead the process of advance material requisitions to get key components on order
- Create highly-engineered, no-two-projects-are-the-same designs
- Witness the manufacturing and testing of equipment you designed to help shape the world’s infrastructure, which is involved in some of the biggest, coolest projects in the world
- Prepare concept, design and production drawings with supporting calculations and material data ensuring that designs meet specification requirements and manufacturing capabilities
- Provide support in checking details, assemblies and BOMs for assigned projects




- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design standards and performance specifications
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports related to mechanical, hydraulic and / or electrical systems
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions
- Apply fundamental engineering principles along with advanced analytical techniques throughout the design process
- Maintain thorough documentation for all aspects of assigned projects
- Confer with engineers and other personnel to resolve system malfunctions, production issues, or challenges and provide technical information
- Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and make recommendations for improvement
- Work with manufacturing and engineering teams to provide cost effective solutions to design challenges
- Domestic and international travel, approximately 25%, to commission equipment, train customers, other support as required
- Programming using Ladder Logic, Function Blocks and Structural Text (experience with C programming and/or Visual Basic is beneficial)
- Component selection, programming and troubleshooting PLC products and variable frequency drives
- Interface controls to hydraulic systems, both closed loop and open loop, including electro-hydraulic controls; PLC controls include control panels, panel view interfaces, PLC programming

WHO YOU ARE

- You thrive on challenging yourself to grow and want to work with a team that will push you,



trust you, and hold you accountable
- Intellectually curious, passionate about learning and being the best
- Previous design experience engineering capital equipment in a manufacturing environment
- Sense of urgency, highly responsive and oriented towards action
- Can-do attitude, and respond in all situations with a positive and energized attitude
- Post-secondary education in Engineering

WHO WE ARE Timberland Equipment Limited is a Canadian-owned, entrepreneurial, globally recognized company located in Woodstock, Ontario, where we have a fully operational 80,000 square foot facility with engineering, sales and manufacturing departments all under one roof since 1947.

We Engineer Cool S**T That Matters!

Employing over 125 employees, our skilled trades, engineering expertise, professionalism, project management experience and in-house capabilities make us the preferred choice for global engineered material handling solutions for the underground and surface mining, heavy construction, electrical power transmission and distribution, marine and offshore energy sectors.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Apply to this exciting position by sending your resume to [email protected]

Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, your application will not be considered.

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring process. Accommodations due to accessibility are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

The above summary is to be used as a guideline only and may not incorporate all functions of the job.

No calls please.

Pay: $75,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Perks

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Work Location: In person

📌 Controls Designer (Woodstock)
🏢 Timberland Equipment
📍 Woodstock