Mechancial Design Manager

at  Innovative Automation Inc.

Are you a highly motivated, team player, who wants the opportunity to challenge yourself? Innovative Automation encourages anyone who answered yes to the above question to apply today!

JOB OPPORTUNITY:

We are looking for a Mechanical Design Manager to support the safe and timely completion of departmental deliverables through day-to-day prioritization, resource allocation, technical guidance and the support of the mechanical design department. Providing leadership in all aspects of the design process, including mentoring and guiding design team members to create, verify and participate in validation aspects of designs with a focus on safety, quality, performance and delivery.

• Supervise department staff and provide technical leadership on all aspects of the mechanical design department
• Appoint Team Leads to larger projects as required. Align employee skillset to corresponding design activity or project, assisting the team with creating a detailed design plan.
• Assign both internal employee and contract resources to current project design activities.
• Assist department designers with verifying their judgment on cost of design/manufacture vs. quote inclusions
• Provide oversight and direction on Machine Safety design in accordance with relevant codes
• Direct and manage Safety Risk Assessment activity within the department
• Review design output, from concept to client approval, to ensure delegated duties are performed as per specifications in quotation and design requirements
• Identify the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills
• Develop and maintain partnership with vetted and reliable contract design resources. Allocate contractor resource to support active jobs. Review budget scope with contractors prior to start. Submit contractor’s invoices to Purchasing. Review and Approve Contractor Purchase Orders
• Embed quality into the design process, ensuring that design is reliable, meet customer expectations, and is efficiently manufacturable. Including but not limited to leading the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Quality (DFQ) principles
• Fulfill role of Mechanical Design project lead as required.
• Complete the mechanical design and detailing of automated machines, including jigs and fixtures as required. Create mechanical designs that are economical to produce, easy to assemble and simply maintained.
• Present the design to the client, acquires client signoff the design concept to proceed with detailing and manufacturing as required
• Generate Bill of Materials (BOM) for both purchased parts and raw manufactured materials as required
• Assist Sales Department with quote support applications, delegate as required
• Research and develop application and use of products involved in a project. Research and development records are to be filed for future reference.
• Investigate and document department non-conformances.
• Occasional travel globally as required

Leadership and People Management

• Conduct annual and semi-annual review of direct reports with manager as required. Prepare and discuss reviews with Manager prior to conducting
• Budget and allocate annual increase for the mechanical design team
• Evaluate team members skills and quality of work, implement corrective actions
• Interview prospective new hires and make hiring recommendations to Manager in conjunction with human resources
• Establish and maintain departmental resource plan
• In collaboration with team members, establish personalized and departmental training plans
• Conduct or delegate training and orientation for new team members
• Administer discipline as required to direct reports in conjunction with Manager and Human Resources
• Review and approve online timecards for accuracy weekly
• Approve and monitor vacation requests of direct reports
• Communicate appointed delegate for Group Leader for vacation coverage

Relationship Management

• Work in conjunction with all Managers and Group Leaders to improve and build rapport between internal departments to facilitate the development of high performing project teams
• Develop relationships with prospective customers and suppliers while maintaining a positive relationship with existing customers and suppliers
• Leverage suppliers’ industry and product knowledge to improve purchase component utilization within mechanical design

Project/Job Operation and Resource Management

• Maintain project resource scheduling document, allowing for accurate resource utilization to management and sales teams
• Assist is Project Risk Assessments (PRA’s) identifying risks and creating actionable risk mitigation strategies
• Meet scope, budget and schedule of active jobs
• Promote and ensure the SQPD (Safety, Quality, Performance and Delivery) of all projects
• Provide updates to the progress of projects through Weekly Production Meetings (WPM), provide corrective actions as required
• Evaluate the effectiveness of skills, processes, and technology; drive and implement Continuous Improvement and update Department policies and procedures as required
• Ensure adherence to ISO policies and procedures, evaluating and updating work instructions, process flows and department best practices within the department SharePoint site
• Implement strategies for meeting or exceeding department quality objectives with team leaders