TPS Engineer

TG Minto Corporation is a proud division of Toyoda Gosei, a World-class automotive supplier with 67 group companies in 17 countries. With locations in Palmerston and Stratford Ontario, we are a Tier1 supplier of injection molded interior/exterior parts & assemblies to Toyota and Honda. Together we are committed to providing high quality products with a heavy focus on safety, respect and success for our Team Members.

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting wages of $31.25/hr
• Paid overtime after 40/hours per week
• Company Performance Bonuses

We offer a very extensive benefit program:

• Company Paid time off: Up to 10 Days + 5 Float Days to start, 15 Days + 5 Float Days (1st full year)
• Benefits start from Day 1 – 90% Medical, 80% Dental, Variety of Paramedical Coverage ($500/service)
• Uniforms are Provided + Yearly Allowance + Yearly Safety Boot Allowance
• Employee Assistance Program provided through Manulife/Homewood
• Employee Appreciation Events and Celebrations throughout the year and $Cash Recognition Programs

General Job Description:

Reporting to the TPS Engineering Supervisor, it is the responsibility of the TPS Engineer to review the entire plant as a ‘system' and through TPS Kaizen techniques, implement improvements in all areas from material flow to assembly processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process design & implementation of assembly cells
• Direct the building of workstations
• Working with external & internal groups to purchase jigs/fixtures and other items
• Kaizen of current production processes (cycle time, inventory, and lead time reductions).
• Setup and kaizen current and new AGV systems
• Kaizen of our warehouse and service parts production system
• Time studies and operation analysis
• Material flow and capacity planning simulations
• Ergonomic investigations & workstation redesigns
• Plant layout updates.
• Maintenance of good 5S
• Support TPS Group with special projects & continuous improvement initiatives as needed
• Required to multitask – handle multiple tasks of varying importance and urgency

Qualifications:

• Industrial Engineering University Degree or similar education / experience
• Excellent computer skills, especially with Microsoft Excel, Word and AutoCAD
• Knowledge of TPS principles
• Mechanically inclined
• PLC & Basic Automation Principles knowledge an asset
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A passion to innovate, create & experiment
• Work in a self-directed manner

Shift: Office hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

Nature of vacancy: Replacement