Position: Equipment Engineering Manager
Location: Renfrew On-site
Company: Terumo Aortic

About Us: At Terumo Aortic, we are dedicated to developing advanced medical devices that improve patient outcomes. As part of our commitment to excellence, we are currently seeking a skilled and experienced Equipment Engineering Manager to join our team.

Purpose of the Job:

• Support engineering improvements to deliver improved yield, equipment reliability, and cost of ownership.
• Develop equipment performance metrics and KPIs.
• Provide direct line management of shift-based technicians and equipment engineers, including PMs, training, development, and attendance.
• Schedule workload and tasks, both planned and unplanned, to ensure optimum utilization of personnel.
• Act as the primary link and point of contact between shift-based technicians and the day shift organization for communications and prioritizations.
• Maintain awareness of the relevance and importance of activities performed and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the safe installation of new equipment.
• Contribute to the design and development of new equipment.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities in materials and equipment parts, and validate changes to capitalize on these opportunities.
• Support equipment and process validations in collaboration with the manufacturing engineering team.
• Develop, maintain, and improve equipment performance-related KPIs.
• Participate in required QMS audits and ensure appropriate actions are taken in response to audit findings.
• Establish and monitor group and individual goals and objectives, periodically reviewing performance versus objectives.
• Provide technical guidance to the team, manage resource loading, and maintain schedules for engineering operations.
• Ensure key customers, internal and external, are provided the required service level; maintain close collaborative relations with all internal functional teams.
• Identify, delegate, and oversee the creation and implementation of competency assessments for Facilities Technicians and Equipment Engineers.
• Minimize equipment and asset downtime through reactive breakdown intervention and management.
• Manage key Engineering KPIs and hold the team accountable for results.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives through direct/indirect sources, parts lifetime improvement, and PM optimizations.
• Provide leadership and guidance for effectively identifying root causes to equipment issues, driving troubleshooting and taskforces as needed.
• Report and provide feedback to the organization on a real-time basis regarding issues impacting facilities, equipment, and assets across the site.
• Drive and maintain procedural compliance and ensure teams work within the confines of the organization’s EH&S and QMS policies.
• Contribute to CAPEX and CI projects through direct involvement of personnel on key allocated tasks.
• Coach and mentor teams to ensure areas of development are highlighted and progressed.
• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner.

Skills Required:

• Minimum Degree in Electronics, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering discipline or relevant industry experience.
• Experience in maintaining a wide range of process equipment.
• Competence in the use of CMMS systems.
• Knowledge of statistical tools and MS Office applications.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.

Why Terumo Aortic? At Terumo Aortic, we believe in fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development.