Project Manager- Electrical Equipment Engineering

As an Electrical Engineering associate with our client., you will work alongside a team and be involved with the design of new and existing equipment, PLC programming, managing projects through theme creation, data collection, costing and budget tracking. You will complete technical investigations, troubleshooting, creating new and updating existing equipment specifications, leading installation, and construction projects, and coordinating and supervising contractors and vendors. You will be responsible for identifying and implementing countermeasures for quality concerns, equipment cycle time problems, as well as providing support for Equipment Services and Production when required. You will also have opportunities to help our client meet our Triple Zero initiative to become carbon neutral, use clean energy and apply resource circulation.

*This role description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the department

Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead projects of various complexities including initial investigation, project and budget approval, resource management, testing, and implementation.
• Develop proposals and deliver presentations to all levels of management.
• Collaborate with various client departments such as Quality, Safety, or Purchasing on equipment specification, design, and procurement.
• Lead and support equipment commissioning, modifications, and installations.
• Create, modify, or review electrical designs using tools such as CATIA, AutoCAD, and simulation software.
• Create, modify, or review electrical control programs using various software tools for PLCs, Robots, HMIs and other components.
• Use Root Cause Analysis to develop and implement equipment improvements including equipment safety, quality, efficiency, reliability, and recovery processes.
• Prepare and complete reports and documentation for downtime, Root Cause Analysis, countermeasure activity, project status updates, and follow-up activities.

Requirements:

• Professional experience of 2-3 years as a Project Manager.
• Electrical Engineering degree or Electrical Engineering Technologist diploma or equivalent training and experience
• Ability to create and/or interpret electrical schematics and drawings
• Experience with PLC programming and HMIs
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and PowerPoint; ability to organize and present data.

Job related Must haves:

• Ability to support any overtime, sometimes on short notice
• Ability to support a variety of shifts, sometimes on short notice
• Valid G Class Driver's License
• Willing and able to support production as required.
• Willing and able to travel on short notice (B1 Visa would be nice to have but not a must.

Preferred Experience:

• 2-3 years of Project Management in an an industrial or manufacturing environment industry
• Previous engineering work experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Ontario Electrical Safety Code, Safeguarding of Machinery, and Industrial Robots and Robot Systems, and Pre-start Health and Safety Reviews (PHSR).
• Strong quantitative and analytical approach to problem solving and decision making.
• Strong reporting skills using Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheets, Power BI, Sharepoint, or MS Project.
• Experience developing project scope, schedule creation, and status tracking.
• Experience coordinating and supervising contractors and support groups to execute planned equipment installation or modifications.
• Experience creating, managing and tracking project budgets, and regularly reporting on status updates.
• Experience troubleshooting, integrating, and programming automated equipment including HMIs, PLCs, robot teaching, vision systems, variable frequency drives, servo drives, conveyor systems, safety scanners, and sensors.
• Demonstrated experience with Catia and AutoCAD or equivalent software
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience implementing environmental and sustainability projects or initiatives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work and problem-solve independently.
• Demonstrated initiative through leadership and problem investigation and solution implementation.
• Demonstrates a go-to-the-spot, 4M, hands-on engineering mindset.

Wage

$38-$40 per hour.