Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Greater Toronto Area.
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
itec group is currently recruiting for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join an established manufacturing organization. This position will play a key role in supporting new product launches, ensuring manufacturing readiness and driving successful product implementation across production facilities.
The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams through the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process, providing technical expertise in manufacturing feasibility, tooling, process development and continuous improvement.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys taking ownership of projects, collaborating across departments and seeing new products successfully transition from development into production.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams through APQP and new product implementation, ensuring manufacturing facilities are prepared for successful product launches.
- Evaluate manufacturing feasibility, production capabilities and cost considerations throughout the product development cycle.
- Coordinate tooling requirements, capital equipment requests, vendor selection and tooling development through production approval.
- Partner with Engineering, Purchasing, Operations and Quality to ensure successful implementation of new products.
- Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including BOMs, quality requirements, tooling specifications and ERP/MRP information.
- Review engineering drawings and support Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) to ensure manufacturing accuracy and efficiency.
- Coordinate pilot production runs, identify process or product deficiencies and implement corrective actions.
- Support supplier qualification, component approvals and quality planning activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, production efficiency and product quality.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 procedures and internal manufacturing standards.
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering, with eligibility for P.Eng designation.
- 8–12 years of engineering experience within a product design and manufacturing environment.
- Strong experience with APQP, new product launches and manufacturing process development.
- Demonstrated project management experience, including leading cross-functional teams.
- Practical knowledge of manufacturing equipment, tooling, production processes and continuous improvement.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management requirements.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and SolidWorks.
- Strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Operations, Quality and Supply Chain teams.
- Willingness to travel locally and internationally as required.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Play a key role in bringing new products from development into full-scale manufacturing.
- Work on technically challenging projects with cross-functional teams.
- Opportunity to influence manufacturing processes, tooling decisions and production readiness.
- Join an established manufacturing organization offering opportunities for professional growth and development.
Salary Range: $85,000–$105,000 annually.
If you are interested in learning more about the Manufacturing Engineer job opportunity, please submit your updated resume to kate@itecgroup.ca.
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