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.

General Job Description:

Reporting to the TPS 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:

• Setup and kaizen current and new AGV & AMR systems

• Process design & implementing of assembly cells

• Direct the building of stations & components

• Working with external & internal groups to purchase jigs/fixtures and other items

• Kaizen of current production processes (cycle time, inventory, and lead time reductions).

• 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 management/updating

• Program management of large-scale projects

• Maintenance of good 5S

• Support TPS Group with any other requests

• Required to multitask – handle multiple tasks of varying importance and urgency

• Industrial Engineering University Degree or similar education / experience

• Excellent computer skills, especially with Microsoft Excel, Word and AutoCAD

• Knowledge of TPS principles

• Mechanically inclined

• Previous experience with AGV & AMR would be considered a strong asset

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• A passion to innovate, create & experiment

• Work in a self directed manner

If all other factors are equal seniority will be used.