Our manufacturing facility in Tillsonburg, ON delivers safety critical steering linkage and suspension components to many of the world's best automotive manufacturers. Ford and Mercedes are our largest customers, with Stellantis business recently brought to the facility.
Summary
We are seeking a dedicated Industrial Engineer to join our team in Tillsonburg. This role is vital in optimizing our manufacturing processes and ensuring the highest standards of quality and efficiency. As part of the Engineering team, you will contribute to our mission of delivering innovative industrial solutions.
Responsibilities
Conduct time studies and motion analysis on production operations to establish standard times, identify inefficiencies, and build operator instruction documentation
Design and optimize factory layouts using CAD and simulation tools to minimize material travel distance, eliminate bottlenecks, and support production flow
Lead Lean and Six Sigma improvement projects: define problems with data, root cause through structured analysis (fishbone, 5-why, DMAIC), implement countermeasures, and measure results
Develop and maintain standard work documentation: work instructions, cycle time targets, line balancing charts, and operator certification materials
Analyze production capacity: model current and future demand against resource constraints, identify capacity gaps, and develop expansion or efficiency-based solutions
Support ergonomics reviews of workstations: identify lifting, reaching, and repetitive motion risk factors and redesign work setups to reduce injury exposure
Provide routing and costing information for customer quotes
Maintain plant capacity and utilization information
Design and modify packaging to meet customer requirements, ensure protection of product during transit
Control the approval and disposition process for surplus equipment
Communicate updates for records of equipment in the plant
Assist in the planning/estimating and introduction of manufacturing recent processes, products and operations
Qualifications
Bachelor degree or Diploma in Industrial, Manufacturing or System Engineering
Three to Five years’ experience in the industrial engineering field preferred
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to work collaboratively in a team workplace
Robust communication skills in English