About the job
Join New Flyer, the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America, renowned for our innovative product lineup, including the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. Our commitment to sustainability extends to our infrastructure solutions through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, which focuses on delivering safe and reliable charging and mobility enhancements. Discover more about our mission and offerings at www.newflyer.com.
POSITION SUMMARY
As a Manufacturing Engineer reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor, you will play a vital role in supporting various manufacturing engineering activities within designated cells. Your responsibilities will include electrical system integration, troubleshooting, driving lean manufacturing initiatives, overseeing engineering change orders, managing inventory locations, and conducting contract reviews. You will also be tasked with creating shop floor instructions, evaluating standards, and facilitating capital and facility upgrades.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate effectively within a cell team to meet operational metrics and actively pursue remedial actions when necessary.
- Provide comprehensive manufacturing engineering support for assigned manufacturing cell(s).
- Represent manufacturing engineering at daily cell meetings and weekly plant metrics meetings.
- Keep the manufacturing cell log updated with current engineering-related tasks.
- Design or specify tools and equipment necessary for manufacturing support.
- Review engineering change orders (ECOs) and assist in production implementation within assigned cells.
- Evaluate engineering change notifications (ECNs) during daily and weekly meetings.
- Champion and implement lean manufacturing practices such as 5S, value stream mapping, and setup reduction.
- Lead or participate in SWAT team meetings to ensure cross-functional collaboration in issue resolution.
- Specify and facilitate upgrades, installations, or modifications for capital and equipment.
- Support process planning and production engineering efforts.

