Safety Engineer - Manufacturing

Company Description

KMC specializes in high-performance alloys and friction materials from raw materials to finished products under one roof in Orillia, Canada. Manufacturing unique heat-resistant alloys and high-nickel/chrome alloys primarily for the petrochemical industries, Kubota leads the industry in quality and advanced technology. As per customer requirements, Kubota designs and casts centrifugal pipes and static castings of fittings, which are then machined, welded (Automatic, Semi-Automatic, Orbital & Manual), GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, followed by in-house NDT (RT, PT, VT), in-house DT, R&D lab, as well as hydro testing.

Overview

Responsible for developing, planning and improving safe manufacturing processes and equipment design while ensuring adherence to internal safety standards and external regulations.

Major Responsibilities (but not limited to):

- Provide day-to-day engineering support to production by troubleshooting production processes, equipment and machinery

- Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining safety standards to ensure a safe working environment

- Assess potential hazards, develop risk mitigation strategies, and enforce compliance with occupational health and safety regulations

- Evaluate pre-start health and safety reviews (PHSRs) and work with operations to identify and build suitable solutions to address deficiencies

- Liaise with production, procurement, quality, maintenance and design engineering to resolve technical problems and to identify continuous improvement opportunities

- Process rework and scrap reports, coordinate corrective action procedures

- Lead cross-functional teams to identify root causes of issues relating to production quality, performance, capacity and on-time delivery

- Develop metrics to track processes and analyze their performance using statistical tools

- Identified and lead the development, specification, and implementation of capital expenditure projects for new and existing processes that support continuous improvement

- Manage all capital project deliverables involving design, selection, purchase, installation and commission of new equipment

- Develop and implement engineering solutions to optimize and continuously improve manufacturing processes in the areas of safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency

- Review and, as necessary, design, modify and procure new jigs and fixtures, tooling, equipment and machinery in support of special, new and redesigned products

- Implement process improvements to reduce material and labour cost, scrap, rework and excess inventory

- Champion Lean-Six Sigma methodology implementation and lead Kaizen projects

- Manage various Value Streams to ensure customers receive maximum value at the company’s minimum costs

- Perform Cycle Time and Line Balancing analysis to ensure customer takt-time adherence and maximum efficiency

- Observe production operations and implement new processes to reduce Non-Value-Added activities, bottlenecks, WIP, lead time and cycle time

- Identify ergonomic and safety risks, develop and maintain processes and standards to ensure a safe and productive work environment

- Generate reports on studies of workplace process issues and production performance and metrics, and report to Upper Management

- Prepare and revise production documents, standardized work instructions, maintenance procedures and Assembly Manuals to assist production

- Other related duties, as required

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

- A bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field, such as Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, is a requirement

- A P.Eng licence in that field is considered an asset

- Project Management Certification is considered an asset

- Minimum 4 years of working experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Safety Engineer or similar role

- Experience in managing large capital projects, new installations of equipment, process changes for manufacturing, and changes to building configuration

- Demonstrated training, experience and utilization of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), Industrial Regulations, and associated safety standards

- Demonstrated ability to independently identify issues, plan improvements, measure success, meet deadlines and continue improvement

- Ability to read and interpret engineering blueprints and mechanical drawings.

- Proven ability to develop, monitor, administer and report on budgets

- Knowledge of relevant legislation and principles of management, conflict management and resolution, system needs analysis and organizational assessment

- Ability to use tact and discretion in dealing with customers, suppliers and employees

- Demonstrated excellent computer skills with proficiency in the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, CAD software and Microsoft Office software, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, Google Docs and Gmail

- Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

- Excellent presentation skills

We thank all applicants for their interest in Kubota Materials; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Kubota Materials Canada Corporation is an equal opportunity employer which considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Kubota Materials Canada Corporation prohibits discrimination based on these or any other category protected by law.

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