Sr. Associate, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Systems; L2

Sr. Associate, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Systems

Reference #40190

Waterdown, Ontario

• Perform preventative maintenance and/or calibration on Wescam assets.
• Align calibration and preventative maintenance activities with the manufacturing floor.
• Provide leadership and support for continuous improvement initiatives and projects.
• Lead and support ESD and FOD activities throughout the factory.
• Enter maintenance & calibration documentation into our asset tracker software tool.
• Catalogue new equipment in tracking software prior to release to the shop floor.
• Ensure calibration cycles are scheduled and adhered to, preventing test equipment from becoming overdue.
• Maintain spare parts inventory stock to avoid depletion.
• Assist in evolving the yearly maintenance & calibration plan.
• Manage test equipment repair through the asset tracker.
• Identify failure trends & systemic issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Present preventative maintenance and calibration activities at cell sustaining update meetings on a monthly basis.
• Create instructions and standard operating procedures to support preventative maintenance and calibration activities.
• Support any other business priorities as required by Operations Engineering leadership.

• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose problems quickly and efficiently.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement/lean manufacturing principles.
• Knowledge of lean tools such as VSM, 5‑whys, process mapping, FPA, SPC, etc.
• Excellent technical communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Dynamic, resourceful team member with a sense of initiative, urgency and innovation.
• Quick and effective problem solver.
• Well organized, goal oriented and detail‑focused.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tight deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.
• AS9100 knowledge and experience an asset, but not required.
• Lean Green Belt Certification or equivalent industry lean experience an asset, but not required.
• Well-rounded electro‑mechanical background with manufacturing engineering experience in a high‑tech, fast‑paced environment.
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in a manufacturing engineering capacity.

• Requires practical knowledge of job area.
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

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