Manufacturing Engineer

Job summary

Design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, production workflows, equipment, and plant systems while supporting production planning, quality, reliability, and safety. Manage equipment and capital projects, coordinate internal teams and external partners, and lead cost, waste, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Job details

About the Position OFGO STUDIO is seeking an experienced hands-on Manufacturing Engineer. The Manufacturing Engineer will design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes and systems while supporting equipment projects, production planning, quality, reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. This position will work closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, IT, Purchasing, and external suppliers and contractors. Responsibilities Develop and improve manufacturing processes, workflows, plant layouts, tooling, routings, Bills of Materials, and production standards. Support production load planning, capacity analysis, rush-order prioritization, and scheduling improvements. Conduct time studies and process reviews to identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, material flow, and labour utilization. Evaluate, select, install, commission, and improve manufacturing machinery, automation, and supporting equipment. Work with Maintenance to improve machine performance, reliability, spare-parts availability, and production continuity. Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for equipment, process, and quality problems. Evaluate potential projects, calculate expected return on investment, develop budget estimates, and present recommendations to management. Manage manufacturing and capital projects from initial evaluation through installation and implementation. Coordinate suppliers, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and internal departments to ensure project objectives are achieved. Identify and implement cost-reduction, waste-reduction, energy-efficiency, and process-improvement opportunities. Work with Quality to improve process controls, reduce defects, and implement error-proofing solutions. Create and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, equipment documentation, and training materials. Train and support production and maintenance employees on new equipment, processes, and standards. Lead Lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement initiatives, including 5S, visual management, standard work, and workplace organization. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field. Minimum of five years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment. Hands-on experience with manufacturing machinery and equipment projects Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, production flow, tooling, materials, and equipment. Experience managing technical or capital projects from evaluation through implementation. Ability to prepare project budgets, cost comparisons, and return-on-investment analyses. Experience conducting time studies, process analysis, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement activities. Experience preparing plant layouts, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation. Proficiency with computer-aided design or computer-aided manufacturing software is an asset. Previous experience in the furniture or a related industry is a strong asset. Excellent problem-solving, analytical, project-management, communication, and teamwork skills. Comfortable spending significant time on the production floor and working directly with employees, machinery, suppliers, and contractors. OFGO Studio is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

What you’ll do

Design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, production workflows, equipment, and plant systems while supporting production planning, quality, reliability, and safety. Manage equipment and capital projects, coordinate internal teams and external partners, and lead cost, waste, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in manufacturing, mechanical, industrial, mechatronics, or a related technical field, plus at least five years of relevant manufacturing experience. Candidates should have hands-on equipment and project experience, strong process-analysis and improvement skills, and the ability to prepare budgets, ROI analyses, layouts, and technical documentation.

Listed skills

• Continuous Improvement · Preferred
• Production Planning · Preferred
• Project Coordination · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• Lean Manufacturing · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Manufacturing Process Improvement
• Production Planning
• Capacity Analysis
• Time Studies
• Plant Layout Design
• Equipment Project Management
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Capital Project Management
• Return-on-Investment Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Quality Control
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Computer-Aided Design
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing
• Project Coordination

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Logistics
• Security & Safety