Production Engineer

About The Position
Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years, and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate  Production Engineer . This position reports to Director of Operations and will work in Vancouver, BC.

Vancouver:  Dometic Marine’s headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. The facility develops and manufactures hydraulic, electronic, and combustion-based products.

As a  Production Engineer  of the Vancouver team, you will be assisting the production team with achieving Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost goals, objectives and targets.

General Responsibilities

Working as part of a production team, directly with production workers/operators, leaders and supervisors, be the technical resource for production issues causing production cells/lines to stop or slow down or not achieve their targets.

Issues could be caused by parts not working properly, not fitting together, or an increase in failures during production testing.

Do root cause analysis to determine if the problem relates to a purchased part or internal machined part quality, assembly process or equipment, or part/product design.

Work with responsible groups to resolve the problem, e.g., Supplier Quality Engineering, Machining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Purchasing.

Where appropriate and within the authority of the production engineer, resolve the problem themselves.

Review daily performance data such as scrap and first pass yield to identify improvement areas, do analysis, create and implement solutions to improve.

Review process and equipment effectiveness, determine ways to eliminate labour, research, recommend and implement changes.

Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Automation Engineering on ways to automate and eliminate labour.

Support Standardized Work, 5S and Preventative Maintenance.

What do we offer?

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Disability insurance (STD/LTD)

Retirement Programs (RSP and Company Pension Plan)

Paid Vacation

Statutory Holidays

Free on-site parking

Tuition and Professional Designation dues assistance

Employee discounts on our incredible products

Company events

Opportunities to make an impact

Skills & Requirements

Minimum technical diploma, engineering degree preferred, in an applicable engineering technology field, e.g., Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering.

Minimum 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.

Experience with Lean/Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence.

Excellent understanding and demonstrated application of formal problem solving (e.g., 8D) including Root Cause Analysis.

Experience with Lean philosophy, methods, systems and tools, and implementation.

Strong proficiency with MS Office programs including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint; and, the ability to learn other applications quickly.

Strong interpersonal skills, able to work respectfully and effectively with a wide range of people from different cultures and educational backgrounds.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks.

Able to drive change while maintaining good working relationships.

Leading and managing change; inspire, engage and promoter of innovation and continuous improvement.

Able to teach, guide, coach and mentor.

Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.

Consistent sense of urgency.

Not happy with the status quo, constantly sees opportunities for improvement.

Strong analytical skills, problem solving and decision-making abilities.

Quick learner, flexible, and able to think quickly and outside the box when needed.

Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Dometic’s Core Values
To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future,…