We're seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager (Manufacturing) to join our client's team in Trenton and lead the Manufacturing Engineering and Technical Services teams. In this high-impact, strategic role, you’ll be at the forefront of operational excellence.
What We Offer:
- Salary: $110,000 - $125,000 year dependent upon experience
- Job Type: Permanent, full-time
- Benefits: Comprehensive health benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision (100% employer-paid). Matched RRSP
- Incentive program based upon company performance.
- Long term stability.
- Career growth opportunities.
What You'll Do:
- Establish and execute departmental objectives in alignment with overarching company goals, with a focus on enhancing profitability and driving operational excellence.
- Provide both strategic direction and hands-on leadership to engineering teams, supporting production operations and advancing throughput, quality, and overall efficiency.
- Develop, standardize, and implement engineering policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure consistency and regulatory compliance.
- Lead pre-design planning activities, including goal setting, budget development, and return-on-investment (ROI) analysis, to support sound decision-making and project viability.
- Oversee new product introductions from initial development through full-scale manufacturing integration, ensuring seamless transitions and time-to-market efficiency.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement by applying Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, FMEA, DFMEA, and other proven methodologies.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to identify root causes and implement effective solutions to quality issues and customer concerns.
- Mentor and develop high-performing engineering talent, promoting a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous growth.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with customers, ensuring alignment with expectations and a high level of satisfaction.
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a manufacturing engineering environment, ideally within the medical device industry.
- Extensive hands-on expertise in plastics processing, including extrusion, injection moulding, and over-moulding, as well as familiarity with automation technologies.
- Strong working knowledge of Process FMEA, validation protocols, and methods for reducing process variability.
- Familiarity with ISO 13485 standards and other relevant regulatory requirements (considered an asset).
- Six Sigma Black Belt certification (preferred), with proven application of continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong mechanical aptitude paired with exceptional attention to detail in technical execution.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Our team is eager to connect with candidates who meet the job requirements. If this sounds like a fit for you, we invite you to apply today!
Since 1951, Drake International has been a global leader in flexible and permanent staffing, connecting people with the right roles at any career stage, both in Canada and worldwide. As a leading recruitment and HR partner, we collaborate directly with employers to bring you the best opportunities at no cost, ensuring a human-centred approach that helps everything work seamlessly.
Drake International is an equal-opportunity employer and champions accessibility, inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please contact your Branch Representative at 613 392 4959.
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