Summary
We are seeking a passionate & self-driven Engineering Director to oversee the company’s technical & estimating team to support Production, Toolroom, Purchasing & Sales.
The successful Director should work with and inspire their team to reach their and the company’s goals using their excellent communication & technical skills, be accountable, trustworthy, and always be expanding and applying their industry knowledge.
Tripar brings the magic of metal to light. Want to help make us the go to company for metal stamping & fabrication in multiple markets? This is your chance to bring and apply your engineering expertise to a proven leader in the field, advancing all things technical at Tripar; a leader in metal stampings and metal fabrication for over 75 years located in Montreal.
Main tasks
Reporting to the President, main tasks include;
- Overseeing the Estimating team; responsible for responding to all Requests for Quote (RFQs), identifying risks, options & solutions, to quote in a fast and efficient manner.
- Manufacturing engineering support of won RFQs as new items enter production; overseeing BOM & Routing creation, drawings, programs, quality requirements, and any supporting tools, documentation and training needed.
- Manufacturing engineering support to production for process improvement, capital equipment evaluation & implementation as strategic opportunities arise.
- Overseeing Quality Assurance (dependent on prior experience in this area)
- Determining project requirements, developing & monitoring team schedules.
- Liaising with team members, Sales, Management (and clients) to address any issues and to ensure projects are completed on-time and to standard
- Identifying, analyzing, evaluating, proposing & implementing equipment & process changes to improve manufacturing operations.
Additional tasks
- Overseeing R&D; both process & product development
- Keeping up to date with industry (Metal Stamping and Metal Fabrication) trends and developments, and identifying opportunities for new technologies.
Technical skills
- 10 years of experience in mechanical or manufacturing engineering roles, including a minimum of 5 years in a leadership or management position
- Deep knowledge of Metal Stamping and/or Metal Fabrication
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent education
- Experience in Solidworks (or other Solids Modeler)
- Excellent technical, DFM, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
Additional technical skills
- Quality Assurance
- PDM experience
- CNC Punch/Laser experience (programming; Trutops for Trumpf)
- R&D or Product Development experience
- Die design experience
General abilities
- Strong leadership and organizational abilities
- Excellent communication (French & English), motivational, interpersonal & problem-solving skills
- Promotes continuous improvement
- Capable of reacting quickly and efficiently
- Adapts well to changes
- Positive and proactive attitude
- Focused initiative and responsibility
- Attention to details
- Team player