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Manufacturing Engineer

Employer

Southland Trailer Corp

Date Posted

May 25, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Lethbridge, AB
  • Earnings $70,000.00 to $95,000.00 annually (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 24, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Southland Trailer Corp

Languages

English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Work setting

Manufacture

Tasks

  • Plan and design plant layouts and facilities
  • Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff and other engineers
  • Develop flexible or integrated manufacturing systems and procedures
  • Conduct studies and implement programs to determine optimum inventory levels and optimum utilization of machinery, materials and resources
  • Analyze costs of production
  • Design and conduct time studies and work simplification programs
  • Conduct studies on the reliability and performance of plant facilities
  • Assess industrial facilities
  • Establish programs and conduct studies to enhance industrial health and safety or to identify and correct fire and other hazards
  • Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs
  • Develop performance standards, evaluation systems and wage and incentive programs

Supervision

3-4 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) by a provincial or territorial association

Computer and technology knowledge

  • AutoCAD
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
  • MS Excel
  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • SolidWorks software
  • MS Word

Area of work experience

  • Business administration/management
  • Design
  • Operations or production
  • Project planning
  • Lean Manufacturing

Area of specialization

  • Production system
  • Industrial

Security and safety

Bondable

Transportation/travel information

Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sitting
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Long term benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Other benefits
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Manufacturing Engineer is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers
INNOVATIVE

Interest in synthesizing information to develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs, to develop flexible and integrated manufacturing systems and procedures, and to establish programs and conduct studies to enhance industrial health and safety, and identify and correct fire and other hazards

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to design, develop and conduct time studies and work simplification programs, and to study new machinery and facilities

DIRECTIVE

Interest in supervising technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff and other engineers; and in recommending and selecting efficient combinations of new machinery and facilities

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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