Reporting to the Industrialization Manager and/or Site General Manager, the Manufacturing Engineer provides product, process, and manufacturing support to the manufacturing site. The Manufacturing Engineer will interact closely with the other Operations teams and Product Commercialization Team to enable maximum efficiency and execute project deliverables at the manufacturing site.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

· Lead/support site industrialization activties related to factory start up and achieving product manufacturing targeted takt time

· Work with selected internal and external manufacturers to continuously improve production efficiency to yield measurable improvements (material, labor, overhead, toolings, process, quality)

· Elaborate and publish monthly manufacturing analytics reports covering selected internal or external manufacturing sites

· Manage strategic projects, including project planning, risk assessment and communication

· Technical support for the sourcing team in commercial negotiation with external suppliers

· Technical lead in at least one manufacturing site – responsible for maintenance, process, and safety

· Identify, design, and deploy automation solutions

· Create, maintain, and validate Standard Operative Procedure (SOP)

· Drive Lean, Kaizen and 6Sigma projects across multiple product category/manufacturing sites

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

· Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, industrial) combined with 5 to 10 years of manufacturing experience with an important understanding of manufacturing site start up. Any other pertinent experience may be considered.

· Experience in leading complex projects and managing project plan, including risk management and communication.

· Experience in Consumer Products Goods and/or sporting goods is an asset.

· Experience in additive manufacturing (3D Printing) is an asset.

· Experience in composite (thermoset and thermoplastic) is an asset.

· Experience in Automation is required

· In-depth knowledge of product design, development, and manufacturing processes.

· Familiarity with the following software and operation system: AutoCAD, PRO ENGINEER, MSOFFICE, MS PROJECT, (ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR is not essential but an asset)

· Bilingualism (English and Spanish).

· Global thinking and available to travel internationally 2 to 3 times a year.