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Job Description:

Design, layout, construct, alter and repair a normal variety of tools, dies, fixtures, gauges, machines, and equipment. They create customer success by delivering the best experiences to their internal and external customers

Job Responsibility:

  • Follow prescribed safety standards, rules and regulations including those regarding the usage of PPE, Emergency Plans and EH&S Policy
  • To identify unsafe acts and unsafe conditions by completing observation cards
  • To maintain 5s by removing all tools, equipment, and parts not needed in the work area and for those that are needed to ensure they have a dedicated, labeled home and are in that dedicated home
  • To monitor for and alert their Team Leader or Supervisor of any abnormalities from the standards in their area
  • Completes all CILR activities as required, identifies deficiencies and sources of contamination, including difficult access areas in the workstation, and provides suitable countermeasures to address these issues
  • Recognize and report for correction drawing or blueprint errors that may prevent proper function of tool
  • Perform design reviews and follow-up fixturing concerns through to production
  • Set up and make tool tryouts, diagnose, and remedy operations, material, or dimensional problems
  • Make correct decisions as to fits, finishes, machining, and assembly sequences in order to produce workable units and maintain close tolerances
  • Plan inspection procedures and layout work in proper inspection sequence, make all necessary mathematical calculations
  • Demonstrate an understanding of statistical process control and geometric tolerancing
  • Ensure all products meet the quality guidelines and follow all quality standards, procedures and guidelines in place and be active in improving product quality
  • Utilizes CAD software extensively and occasionally hand sketches to design welding, machining, and assembly fixtures for manufacturing
  • Studies specifications, engineering blueprints, tool orders, and shop data and confers with engineering and shop personnel to resolve design problems related to material characteristics, dimensional tolerances, service requirements, manufacturing procedures, and cost
  • Designing fixtures and tooling in modelling software and making detailed 2D prints of all components
  • Applies algebraic and geometric formulas and standard tool engineering data to develop tool configuration
  • Modifies tool designs according to trial or production service data to improve tool life or performance
  • Collaborate with customer to understand tool/equipment requirements through Scope of Work (SOW) review and, if necessary, coach customer on development of effective SOW
  • Develop tools that focus on ease of use for end-user and incorporate, when possible, error mistake proof devices to help reduce or eliminate human error
  • To be autonomously involved and participating in continuous improvement activities, such as suggestions, kaizens, projects, training, and EOFs
  • To contribute to the continuous improvement of safety, quality, and productivity by submitting one (1) Suggestion every two (2) months for a total of six (6) per year

Requirements:

  • Grade 12 diploma or equivalent
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology diploma or Mechanical Engineer degree
  • Five years’ experience in Tool and Die Making may be viewed as an equivalent
  • Proficient in math with an understanding of geometric tolerance (GD&T)
  • Able to perform light physical effort consisting of occasionally lifting or moving average weight material

Nice to have:

  • Minimum of three years’ experience in designing fixtures and tool/die sets, computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing and computer-aided engineering
  • Minimum of three years’ experience in generating blueprints for designing tools, dies, fixtures, gauges, machines and equipment
  • Experience using Creo
  • Proficiency Microsoft Office, and SAP
  • A post-secondary education in industrial design or related field
What we offer:
  • Savings & Retirement benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 07, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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