Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineer is part of the Product Design team and serves as a key connection point between design engineering and manufacturing. This role supports product design reviews, design-for-manufacturing feedback, manufacturing standards, documentation practices, and practical implementation of new or improved production methods.

Responsibilities

• Review product designs, drawings, models, and documentation to improve manufacturability, assembly efficiency, inspection readiness, serviceability, and production consistency.
• Help develop, maintain, and improve design standards, manufacturing guidelines, drawing practices, preferred methods, tolerance guidance, and lessons-learned documentation.
• Bridge between engineering and manufacturing by translating manufacturing feedback into practical design recommendations and helping engineering teams understand shop-floor constraints, capabilities, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate fabrication, welding, assembly, material flow, tooling, fixturing, and production methods to support safe, repeatable, and efficient manufacturing.
• Support 2D/3D design reviews, drawing updates, manufacturing documentation, bill of material inputs, and digital product data accuracy using CAD and related engineering tools.
• Troubleshoot production issues, support structured problem solving, validate corrective actions, and implement practical engineering solutions that are sustainable in production.
• Improve workflow, plant layout, material handling, standard work, visual management, and production readiness using lean principles and practical engineering judgment.
• Identify opportunities to use data capture, dashboards, connected equipment, automation, digital work instructions, IoT, or AI-enabled tools to improve engineering and manufacturing outcomes.
• Support evaluation of emerging manufacturing technologies and assist with small-scale pilots, business cases, and implementation plans where there is a clear operational need.
• Perform cross-functional collaboration with Product Design, Manufacturing, Quality, IT/OT, Purchasing, Production, Sales, and vendors to align design intent, manufacturing capability, and business needs.
• Ensure designs, processes, equipment changes, and digital solutions align with applicable safety, quality, cybersecurity, data integrity, and company standards.
• Continuously build knowledge in product design, manufacturing engineering, automation, data analysis, AI-enabled tools, and emerging production technologies.
• Support product improvements, lifecycle updates, manufacturability priorities, and roadmap alignment.
• Coordinate on supplier capability, materials, equipment vendors, cost, sourcing considerations, and manufacturability implications.
• Support analysis of internal manufacturing capability versus external sourcing options to inform cost, capacity, quality, lead time, and strategic sourcing decisions.
• Identify opportunities to standardize and reuse parts, components, materials, and design features across products to reduce complexity, improve purchasing leverage, and support manufacturing consistency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, mechatronics, automation, or related technical discipline; Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) may be considered with relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in product design, manufacturing engineering, design-for-manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, automation, or industrial technology; internships, co-ops, capstone projects, lab work, or personal technical projects are valued.
• Strong interest in mechanical design, manufacturability, engineering standards, production methods, process improvement, and the connection between design intent and shop-floor execution.
• Exposure to metal fabrication, welding, assembly processes, tooling, fixturing, inspection methods, or production equipment.
• Proficiency in CAD software such as SolidWorks or equivalent; exposure to PDM/PLM, ERP, MES, or manufacturing execution systems is an asset.
• Ability to review drawings, models, tolerances, bills of material, and manufacturing documentation with attention to accuracy, usability, and production impact.
• Exposure or interest in Industry 4.0, connected equipment, automation, industrial IoT, data analysis, dashboards, AI-enabled productivity tools, or emerging manufacturing technologies.
• Ability to work with data using tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, C#, or similar platforms; advanced expertise is not required, but curiosity and willingness to learn are important.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work across product design, shop-floor, manufacturing, quality, operations, supplier, and leadership audiences.

Skills

• Strong interest in mechanical design, manufacturability, engineering standards, production methods, process improvement, and the connection between design intent and shop-floor execution.
• Exposure to metal fabrication, welding, assembly processes, tooling, fixturing, inspection methods, or production equipment.
• Proficiency in CAD software such as SolidWorks or equivalent; exposure to PDM/PLM, ERP, MES, or manufacturing execution systems is an asset.
• Ability to review drawings, models, tolerances, bills of material, and manufacturing documentation with attention to accuracy, usability, and production impact.
• Exposure or interest in Industry 4.0, connected equipment, automation, industrial IoT, data analysis, dashboards, AI-enabled productivity tools, or emerging manufacturing technologies.
• Ability to work with data using tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, C#, or similar platforms; advanced expertise is not required, but curiosity and willingness to learn are important.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Benefits

Competitive salaries, benefits packages, and employee share purchase plan help you take care of your family. Professional development activities keep you learning and involved, offering many opportunities to grow and advance your career. With AGI, you’re choosing an employer dedicated to strengthening and securing the global food supply chain.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Varies based on business needs.

Company

AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.