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Mechanical Assembly

Job Description

As part of a highly talented, dynamic, innovative, multi-discipline team a successful candidate will provide concepts, design review input and solutions to project requirements and customer needs. Duties will include:

  • Work closely with the project team in all phases of a project from concept/quoting, design, build, integration, customer acceptance and support.
  • Review drawings of customer parts and custom tooling to ensure datum, tolerances and surface finish characteristics meet project needs.
  • Follow government and public health laws, guidelines and advisories as required.
  • Receive manufactured components and quality check against design tolerances.
  • Machine, manufacture and assemble tooling in preparation for integration, process development and tuning.
  • Install pneumatic and/or hydraulic systems, including, hoses, cylinders, valves, pumps, regulators and filters as required.
  • Prepare accepted systems for shipping and ensure equipment is secured for transportation.
  • Oversee equipment unloading at customer site and locate it according to engineering layouts onsite.
  • Troubleshoot process issues/challenges and provide feedback with the project team to find solutions.
  • Source materials from suppliers to meet project and shop needs.
  • Lead and mentor junior members of the project team on the floor and assist the mechanical engineering team.
  • Communicate project status and issues to keep projects on budget and schedule while meeting project requirements.
  • Travel to customer sites, local and abroad, to install equipment, provide customer training and/or support ongoing production.

Requirements

A successful candidate will possess the following assets and skills:

  • Certificate of Qualification and 3 years experience in an industrial or industrial OEM environment as a Machine Tool Builder and Integrator (MTBI 430M), Industrial Mechanic Millwright (433A) or Tool and Die Maker (430A).
  • A valid driver’s license with access to your own vehicle as travel to local customer sites is required.
  • A valid passport with the ability to travel internationally up to an average of 20% per year.
  • Have extensive experience with machine shop practices including milling, turning, grinding and CNCs.
  • Have extensive experience with bench assembly of components and integration of tooling with electrical, pneumatic and/or hydraulic systems.
  • Be competent with Microsoft Office suite products including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
  • Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks or Inventor.
  • Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams products, and any other suitable technology.
  • Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems and process engineering, and how those systems need to interact to provide a complete solution to customers.

A successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Providing innovative hardware solutions to process concepts and issues.
  • Assisting in creating project budgets and schedules.
  • Maintaining project budgets and schedules and communicating project status with team members at regular intervals.
  • Develop process solutions, including the development of internal design standards, tools, guides and checklists.
  • Support multi-discipline design reviews both internally and externally.
  • Coordinate 3rd party vendor quotes and support.
  • Support customer production onsite or remotely.
  • Support team members in their own support of customers or projects.
  • Provide accurate documentation of current projects, including but not limited to, setup and troubleshooting guides, user’s manuals, device certification documents, record model/serial numbers of actual devices used, etc.