Manufacturing Excellence Engineer

Job title: Manufacturing Excellence Engineer

Job description: Ballard’s Manufacturing Engineering Team has a position available for a Manufacturing Excellence Engineer in our Burnaby facility. The successful candidate should have a track record completing continuous improvement projects, tracking improvement projects across teams, and proven lean six sigma abilities. The successful candidate will require a keen eye for spotting waste (Muda, Mura, and Muri) on the factory floor and also in administrative processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in Kaizen events.
• Use lean six sigma tools such as process flow maps, 5 Why analysis, design of experiment, measurement system analysis, capability studies, and statistical process control charts to ensure processes are optimized
• Support the production team to maximize daily Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) targets
• Interface with product development and tooling designers to improving process capability and support the standardization of tooling measurement.
• Review assembly drawings, test specifications, and provide feedback to design teams.
• Identify design improvements for DFMA and communicate effectively back to design teams.
• Analyze and communicate technical information, including process capability, yield, and cycle time analysis etc. to cross functional management team on a regular basis.
• Execute on parallel continuous improvement projects and process changes.
• Assist in on-boarding of new manufacturing equipment and development of new manufacturing technologies.
• Develop new and/or improve measurement methods for process and component validation
• Facilitate the generation and to create manufacturing know how documentation

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent
• Professional Engineering designation (or eligibility) is an asset
• Experience in automotive sector or high-volume manufacturing is an asset
• Minimum 3-5 years of manufacturing or process development experience
• Ability to work hands on with machinery is considered an asset
• Strong observation and analytical skills to troubleshoot process and quality-related issues
• Experience with engineering practices such as Lean Six Sigma, MSA, GR&R, Value Stream Mapping, FMEA, Design of Experiments, SPC, noise factor analysis, Kaizen, 5S, and others are an asset.
• Knowledge of technical documentation related to manufacturing, including use of control plan, FMEA, process flow diagram, SOP, setup checklists, and equipment requirements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, supported by strong data analysis skill (using Excel or other statistical software, such as Minitab)
• Experience working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

Ballard values diversity in the workplace and is committed to Employment Equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

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About Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Ballard Power Systems Inc., is a world leader in the development, manufacture, sale and servicing of hydrogen fuel cell power systems. Our products and services are used today in various markets, f…

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Location: Burnaby, BC

Job date: Sat, 15 May 2021 02:33:51 GMT