Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer will support vehicle launch activities, production builds, and continuous manufacturing process improvements in a high-volume automotive environment. This role focuses on ensuring smooth, efficient, and high-quality vehicle production while providing engineering insight into future product planning. The position requires a professional who is comfortable working on the plant floor, analyzing data, and presenting findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support vehicle launch activities and production builds by providing on-the-ground engineering support to ensure builds run smoothly and meet quality and timing targets.
• Monitor tooling performance on the production line, identifying trends, deviations, and opportunities for improvement to maximize uptime and output quality.
• Work on open manufacturing issues, driving root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain and update trackers for open issues, ensuring accurate status updates, clear ownership assignments, and timely closure.
• Manage, maintain, and organize data sets related to tooling performance, build quality, and issue tracking to support accurate reporting and trend analysis.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise reports and presentations summarizing build status, tooling performance, and open issues to various levels of leadership.
• Participate in discussions related to future product programs, providing a manufacturing engineering perspective on feasibility, tooling, and process considerations.
• Collaborate closely with Quality, Production, Design, and Program Management teams to support overall manufacturing objectives and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work on the manufacturing floor as needed to observe processes, support builds, and validate engineering changes.
• Travel to the United States if necessary to support builds, issue resolution, or cross-site coordination.
• Work 510 hours of overtime per week if necessary to support production schedules, launches, and critical issue resolution.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years experience in an automotive environment with exposure to vehicle manufacturing or related processes.
• Familiarity with production line processes in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Prior automotive OEM experience
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
• Proficiency in data management tools such as Excel and database systems for tracking, analysis, and reporting.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple open issues and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Willingness to work on the manufacturing floor and be present for builds as needed.
• Ability to travel to the United States if necessary.
• Ability to work 510 hours of overtime per week if necessary.
  
  

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Vehicle launch and build experience in an automotive environment.
• Experience with fluid systems in automotive or manufacturing applications.
• Hands-on experience with tooling and tooling performance monitoring on a production line.
• Experience collaborating with Quality, Production, Design, and Program Management teams on manufacturing issues and improvements.
  
  

Work Environment

This role is based on-site at an automotive manufacturing plant in Oakville, working directly on and around the production line. The environment is fast-paced and highly collaborative, with frequent interaction among engineering, production, quality, design, and program management teams. The position requires regular presence on the plant floor to support vehicle builds, monitor tooling performance, and troubleshoot issues in real time. Standard working hours apply, with the flexibility to work 510 hours of overtime per week when needed to support launches, production demands, and critical issue resolution. Travel to the United States may be required occasionally to support cross-border manufacturing activities or product programs. The work setting involves typical plant conditions, including active production equipment and tooling, and requires appropriate adherence to safety procedures and standards.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Oakville, ON.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $47.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Oakville, ON.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Oakville,ON.

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