Manufacturing Process Intern

Blackline Safety (TSXV: BLN) is a wireless location leader that develops, manufactures, and markets products and services for worker safety monitoring. Blackline solutions deliver safety, security, and location awareness through innovative hardware and custom user interfaces, including mobile, messaging, and web services. Blackline's vision is to become the leading supplier of wirelessly connected worker safety monitoring products in the world.

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Process Intern will play a key part in driving new product delivery, maintaining the operational gains achieved through continuous improvement, and in accelerating continuous improvement projects. From assisting with our circuit board manufacturing all the way though to manufacturing and service, the Manufacturing Process Intern will work with multiple disciplines and be focused on the daily productivity improvement activities required to sustain rapid growth and support new products. This position is a term of 12 to 18 months.

Who are you?

• You are highly motivated, independent, attentive to details and have a disciplined, hands-on approach to problem-solving
• You have strong interpersonal skills and can cross functional boundaries to find solutions
• You have an exceptional ability to communicate in English, verbally and in writing
• You prefer to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-moving high-growth environment
• You have high standards and motivate others to strive to meet them
• You are currently enrolled in a Mechanical or Electrical Engineering program
• You are hands-on and prepared to get involved with all aspects of operations with a can-do attitude and collaborative spirit

Responsibilities

Working with and under the supervision of a team of Manufacturing Process Engineers, you will

• Support manufacturing process readiness for new product introduction launches
• Assist in continuous improvement activities to increase yield, throughput, and productivity in multiple manufacturing lines, and own their ongoing technical health
• Engage with Product Development and other disciplines to complete root-cause analyses of issues in product or process and ensure resolution
• Create documentation, procedures, and processes to standardize manufacturing operations
• Develop or source fixturing, tools, and other equipment to aid in manufacturing tasks
• Complete audits of operations processes for operator compliance and identify opportunities for improvement

You will gain

• Skills in manufacturing line design, operations project management, and new product launches
• Knowledge of electronics and assembly industry best-practices
• The ability to rapidly prioritize and balance conflicting priorities
• How to operate in a Lean Manufacturing environment and how to apply basic Six Sigma tools
• Experience with gas detection, PCBA manufacturing, injection molding, radio technologies, gas detection, and metalwork manufacturing
• Skill in data acquisition and analysis experience using databases

Steel-Toed Boots Requirement:

Candidates are required to wear steel-toed boots for this role to ensure safety compliance in the workplace. Applicants must have access to a pair of steel-toed boots prior to starting employment.

About Blackline Safety

Blackline Safety is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of wirelessly connected safety products. We offer the broadest and most complete portfolio available in the industry. Our products are designed to save lives and we monitor personnel working alone in populated areas, complex indoor facilities, and the remote reaches of our planet. Blackline's products are used to keep people safe in the event of falls, missed check-ins, man-downs, and exposure to explosive or toxic gas. Our design, development, sales, marketing, support, and production are all performed in-house at our headquarters in Calgary, AB. Blackline Safety is a publicly-traded company (TSX: BLN). To learn more about our company visit www.blacklinesafety.com

Blackline Safety is powered by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants, regardless of age, religion, race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, race, or sexual orientation. We enthusiastically encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that Blackline Safety does not request payment or personal financial information at any stage of the recruitment process. Be cautious of any unsolicited job offers or communications that appear suspicious.