Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Join Safe Fleet, the Smart Safety Company. We make fleet vehicles—and everyone in and around them—safer. Our fleet safety platform combines best-in-class products, ground-breaking technology, and a century of fleet expertise to solve the world’s biggest fleet safety challenges. We serve fleets of every type—school buses, waste collection trucks, firefighting and utility vehicles, police cruisers, and delivery vans. As a fast-growing manufacturing, service, and technology company with over 1,700 employees across more than 20 locations in Canada and the U.S., we’re looking for motivated self-starters with innovative thinking to help us achieve our growth and performance goals.

Local candidates strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Integrate newly designed products into the manufacturing area.
• Assist in training plant personnel in the assembly of new products.
• Work with the team to seamlessly integrate new product concepts into the manufacturing process by providing direct engineering support.
• Utilize robust project management tools to enable effective product launch through all phases of product development and integration.
• Interface with customers and suppliers to develop working knowledge of products and processes, and apply that knowledge to assist in evolving design concepts into marketable products tailored to specific customer needs.
• Support company profit goals by demonstrating sound engineering methods to improve designs for better material utilization or manufacturing throughput.
• Use CAD software and company ERP system proficiently.
• Provide direct project support for new projects, meeting all customer and internal timelines through effective use of engineering and project management tools.
• Perform other related tasks assigned by the Engineering Manager.

Requirements

• Analytical: Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data.
• Design: Generates creative solutions; translates concepts and information into images.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Project Management: Develops project plans; coordinates projects.
• Technical Skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Customer Service: Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs.
• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests.
• Organizational Support: Follows policies and procedures.
• Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering preferred. Minimum of 3 years of experience with mechanical systems and lean manufacturing.