TPS Engineer

TG Minto Corporation is a proud division of Toyoda Gosei, a World-class automotive supplier with 67 group companies in 17 countries. With locations in Palmerston and Stratford Ontario, we are a Tier1 supplier of injection molded interior / exterior parts & assemblies to Toyota and Honda. Together we are committed to providing high quality products with a heavy focus on safety, respect and success for our Team Members.

General Job Description :

Reporting to the TPS Supervisor, it is the responsibility of the TPS Engineer to review the entire plant as a ‘system’ and through TPS Kaizen techniques, implement improvements in all areas from material flow to assembly processes.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Setup and kaizen current and new AGV & AMR systems

Process design & implementing of assembly cells

Direct the building of stations & components

Working with external & internal groups to purchase jigs / fixtures and other items

Kaizen of current production processes (cycle time, inventory, and lead time reductions).

Kaizen of our warehouse and service parts production system

Time studies and operation analysis

Material flow and capacity planning simulations.

Ergonomic investigations & workstation redesigns

Plant layout management / updating

Program management of large-scale projects

Maintenance of good 5S

Support TPS Group with any other requests

Required to multitask – handle multiple tasks of varying importance and urgency

Qualifications :

Industrial Engineering University Degree or similar education / experience

Excellent computer skills, especially with Microsoft Excel, Word and AutoCAD

Knowledge of TPS principles

Mechanically inclined

Previous experience with AGV & AMR would be considered a strong asset

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

A passion to innovate, create & experiment

Work in a self directed manner

If all other factors are equal seniority will be used.