Computer engineering Jobs in Amherst, NS

Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

With more than 50 years of Aerospace industry experience, IMP Aerostructures, an Operating Unit of IMP Aerospace and Defence, is a leader in the Aerospace industry providing top quality, structural components and assemblies to clients such as Bombardier, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems and Lockheed. Located in the quaint town of Amherst, NS, just a short trip from Moncton, NB, you’ll enjoy a lifestyle that offers all of the amenities of big city living in a rural setting. Recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, IMP Group takes enormous pride in the diligence and hard work its employee groups provide. Known for providing its employees with a supportive and challenging atmosphere, fostering growth and personal development, IMP Aerostructures has an immediate opening for a motivated individual to join its winning team!

Position Overview :

Reporting to the Director of Quality & Engineering, the Manufacturing Engineering Specialist will work with Methods Planning and Engineering staff to determine the most cost-efficient method of manufacture while ensuring that all customer, environmental and safety requirements are achieved. Work with the production teams to optimize the workflow and processing methods, eliminate waste and defects and industrialize the manufacturing processes following customer guidelines. The Manufacturing Engineering Specialist will also develop equipment, tooling and facility requirements for new work packages and coordinate facility and / or component qualification plans.

What You Will Do :

• Take a lead role in the integration of all new work into production, providing direction and oversight to the Methods planners, quality and production development team on the requirements and outcomes.
• Define the work breakdown structure of new work packages and coordinate with Methods Planning, Inspection, Production SMEs and Engineering staff to determine the most cost-efficient method of manufacture.
• Review quotes and production work packages for manufacturability.
• Follow-through new products in production, proactively reducing scrap and improve first time success.
• Develop specialized tools, transportation internal and external, shop aids and digital definitions such as layup patterns to ensure conformance to end product specifications and improved efficiently / repeatability of processes.
• Develop Standardized Work Instruction Methods (SWIM’s) and training modules as required to standardize and control the manufacturing and inspection methods.
• Develops manufacturing processes and cost reducing improvements by studying product requirements, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment.
• Within the limits of the delegated authority provided by the customer, determine the disposition on a defective material and products and coordinate the production or training plans to prevent their re-occurrence.
• Liaise with the customer or supplier on technical or defect issues, improvements or concerns.
• Work with the shop floor team to develop and implement production process improvement focused on reducing the manufacturing costs, defects and FOD.
• Assist with energy, environmental and safety initiatives in the facility.
• Coordinate the technical data package for offload projects.

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