NFI Hiring for New Flyer – Manufacturing Engineer / Engineering Technologist at Winnipeg, MB Full Time

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

Support all manufacturing engineering activities within 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:
Work effectively as a cell team member to ensure operational metrics are achieved and any remedial action is actively pursued.

Provide manufacturing engineering support and services within assigned manufacturing cell(s)

Represent manufacturing engineering within assigned cells at the daily cell meetings and weekly plant metrics meetings

Maintain current updates on manufacturing engineering related tasks on the manufacturing cell log.

Design or specify any equipment/tooling/racking required to support manufacturing.

Review relevant engineering change orders (ECOs) within assigned cells or assigned option groups and support all aspects of production implementation.

Review relevant engineering change notifications (ECNs) within assigned cells at the daily cell meetings and weekly plant metrics meetings

Implement and facilitate lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, value stream mapping, set-up reduction etc.)

Lead or participate in SWAT team meetings, ensuring that necessary action is taken between cross-functional groups to resolve issues

Specify and facilitate capital and equipment upgrades, installations or modifications.

Support process planning and production engineering.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:
Post-secondary education in a related discipline and or equivalent experience

Lean certification or applicable equivalent experience

Two to four years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience

Superior computer and organizational skills

Goal orientated and motivation to achieve tasks within set timelines

Well-versed in AutoCAD

Preferably knowledgeable in Unigraphics and Oracle.

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 has been named a Manitoba Top Employer for 2020 and this is the tenth 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 are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.carfaircomposites.com and www.nfi.parts.