TPS Engineer

Location: Palmerston

TG Minto Palmerston, Palmerston, ON , CAN

Description
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.

Compensation and Benefits

Starting wages of $31.25/hr

Paid overtime after 40/hours per week

Company Performance Bonuses

We offer a very extensive benefit program:

Company Paid time off:
Up to 10 Days + 5 Float Days to start, 15 Days + 5 Float Days (1st full year)

Benefits start from Day 1  – 90% Medical, 80% Dental, Variety of Paramedical Coverage ($500/service)

Uniforms are Provided + Yearly Allowance + Yearly Safety Boot Allowance

Employee Assistance Program provided through Manulife/Homewood

Employee Appreciation Events and Celebrations throughout the year and $Cash Recognition Programs

General

Job Description:

Reporting to the TPS Engineering 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:

Process design & implementation of assembly cells

Direct the building of workstations

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

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

Setup and kaizen current and new AGV systems

Kaizen of our warehouse and service parts production system

Time studies and operation analysis

Material flow and capacity planning simulations

Ergonomic investigations & workstation redesigns

Maintenance of good 5S

Support TPS Group with special projects & continuous improvement initiatives as needed

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

PLC & Basic Automation Principles knowledge an asset

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Work in a self-directed manner

Shift: Office hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

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