POSITION GOAL: Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor supports all manufacturing engineering activities within assigned manufacturing cell(s) including implementing and facilitating lean manufacturing initiatives, implementing ECN’s, assigning inventory locations, conducting contract reviews, creating shop floor instructions, evaluating standards, and completing capital and facility upgrades. Coordinate, lead, and support swat team activities.WHAT YOU WILL DO: Provide manufacturing engineering supervision, ensuring that manufacturing cells are properly supported.Work effectively as a team member to ensure operational metrics are achieved and any remedial action is actively pursued.Maintain current updates on manufacturing engineering related tasks. Represent manufacturing engineering at appropriate meetings and events.Design or specify any equipment/tooling/racking required to support manufacturing. Ensure relevant engineering change orders (ECNs) are properly reviewed within assigned cells or assigned option groups and support all aspects of production implementation.Ensure default locators are assigned to all parts within assigned manufacturing cells.Create shop floor instructions and hot sheets and train the necessary personnel on those standards.Update and maintain layouts (plant & cell layouts and inventory, housekeeping, emergency, & security maps etc.)Specify and facilitate capital and equipment upgrades, installations, or modifications.Implement and facilitate lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, value stream mapping, set-up reduction etc.)Promote an environment of continuous improvement and teamwork.Lead or participate in SWAT team meetings, ensuring that necessary action is taken between cross-functional groups to resolve issues.Conduct process observations to ensure that assigned time standards are fair and consistent.Maintain necessary resource plans for ensuring production activities are properly resourced.Validate routings and submit and implement routing change requests to process planning where appropriate.Conduct contract reviews prior to contract start to ensure production preparedness.Participate in Non-Conforming Parts (NCP) meetings as assigned, to assist with the disposition of non-conforming materials.Support process planning, production engineering and initiate engineering change requests (ECRs) where appropriate.Participate in internal and outside supplier certifications and audits, as required.Coordinate swat team activities, including participating in daily swat team conference calls, and reporting and elevating swat team issues that have the potential to affect the sales and completions goals of the company.RequirementsEngineering degree and/or related technical courses with relevant work experience.Lean certification or equivalent Lean experience.Experience working in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.Proven ability to work effectively as a team player.Skills in AutoCAD or UniGraphics, and strong Microsoft Office abilities.Good communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills.Travel required: upto 10%.BenefitsOUR WHY: We exist to move people. Our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motor coach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable.NFI Group | We Move People - YouTubeLeveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, arbocsv.com, and carfaircomposites.com. WHY JOIN US: Be a part of a team leading the world’s electrification of mass mobility Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility Paid holidays and vacation Passionate about creating a better product, a better workplace, and a better world Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members. On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we’ve invested 10.9 million in 2023) Advancement opportunities within our family of companies New Flyer is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, ensure equitable experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment reflective of the communities we operate. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidates’ request.
POSITION GOAL:
Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor supports all manufacturing engineering activities within assigned manufacturing cell(s) including implementing and facilitating lean manufacturing initiatives, implementing ECN’s, assigning inventory locations, conducting contract reviews, creating shop floor instructions, evaluating standards, and completing capital and facility upgrades. Coordinate, lead, and support swat team activities.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Provide manufacturing engineering supervision, ensuring that manufacturing cells are properly supported.
- Work effectively as a team member to ensure operational metrics are achieved and any remedial action is actively pursued.
- Maintain current updates on manufacturing engineering related tasks.
- Represent manufacturing engineering at appropriate meetings and events.
- Design or specify any equipment/tooling/racking required to support manufacturing.
- Ensure relevant engineering change orders (ECNs) are properly reviewed within assigned cells or assigned option groups and support all aspects of production implementation.
- Ensure default locators are assigned to all parts within assigned manufacturing cells.
- Create shop floor instructions and hot sheets and train the necessary personnel on those standards.
- Update and maintain layouts (plant & cell layouts and inventory, housekeeping, emergency, & security maps etc.)
- Specify and facilitate capital and equipment upgrades, installations, or modifications.
- Implement and facilitate lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, value stream mapping, set-up reduction etc.)
- Promote an environment of continuous improvement and teamwork.
- Lead or participate in SWAT team meetings, ensuring that necessary action is taken between cross-functional groups to resolve issues.
- Conduct process observations to ensure that assigned time standards are fair and consistent.
- Maintain necessary resource plans for ensuring production activities are properly resourced.
- Validate routings and submit and implement routing change requests to process planning where appropriate.
- Conduct contract reviews prior to contract start to ensure production preparedness.
- Participate in Non-Conforming Parts (NCP) meetings as assigned, to assist with the disposition of non-conforming materials.
- Support process planning, production engineering and initiate engineering change requests (ECRs) where appropriate.
- Participate in internal and outside supplier certifications and audits, as required.
- Coordinate swat team activities, including participating in daily swat team conference calls, and reporting and elevating swat team issues that have the potential to affect the sales and completions goals of the company.
Requirements
- Engineering degree and/or related technical courses with relevant work experience.
- Lean certification or equivalent Lean experience.
- Experience working in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
- Proven ability to work effectively as a team player.
- Skills in AutoCAD or UniGraphics, and strong Microsoft Office abilities.
- Good communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills.
- Travel required: upto 10%.
Benefits
OUR WHY: We exist to move people. Our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motor coach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable.
NFI Group | We Move People - YouTube
Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, arbocsv.com, and carfaircomposites.com.
WHY JOIN US:
- Be a part of a team leading the world’s electrification of mass mobility
- Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Passionate about creating a better product, a better workplace, and a better world
- Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members.
- On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we’ve invested 10.9 million in 2023)
- Advancement opportunities within our family of companies
New Flyer is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, ensure equitable experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment reflective of the communities we operate. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidates’ request.
New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.New Flyer is a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI), one of the world’s largest bus and coach manufacturers. Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.
New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.
New Flyer is a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI), one of the world’s largest bus and coach manufacturers. Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.
