Manufacturing Engineer

at  LMI Technologies

LMI Technologies, recognized as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces, is a medium-sized technology company built on a culture of openness, respect and professional excellence. At LMI our staff work passionately toward the common goal of designing and delivering innovative 3D machine vision solutions to OEMs and System Integrators working in industrial factory automation around the world. The result of this teamwork is high-performance, easy-to-implement and cost-effective 3D sensor technologies that deliver the best results in even the most challenging 3D inline inspection applications.

The Manufacturing Engineer plays a crucial role in achieving the Engineering team’s mission by bridging the gap between R&D and manufacturing. This position focuses on ensuring optimal yield and cost-effectiveness for all LMI parts and products. Key responsibilities include addressing manufacturing issues, improving manufacturing process using LEAN principles, and executing sustaining engineering tasks. Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, this role is pivotal in maintaining the quality and efficiency of our manufacturing processes.

Typical duties, responsibilities and activities include:

• Address production issues, manage problem reports, conduct root cause analysis, and lead corrective actions utilizing the 8D methodology. Lead status review meetings with stakeholders.
• Initiate and execute manufacturing process improvement activities. Identify and eliminate waste and inefficiencies using LEAN principles.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead production transfer activities, including the creation of work instructions and bills of materials, design manufacturing processes and equipment, coordinate validation builds, and conduct manufacturing training.
• Verify new component designs, ensuring compliance with supplier capabilities. Qualify new suppliers and conduct FAA & PPAP processes.
• Execute engineering change requests, engineering change orders, and related sustaining engineering and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in design for manufacturing and assembly reviews. Conduct design improvements and cost reduction activities, leveraging knowledge of materials, fabrication processes, tooling, and process capabilities.
• Adhere to LMI Employee Policy Manual.