Process Engineer/Specialist

Role overview

Process optimization and improvement

• Provide day-to-day technical support with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot process issues and implement sustainable solutions for product quality, process stability, and operational efficiency.
• Design, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes, tooling, and production workflows.
• Lead projects to increase productivity and throughput and reduce waste and operating costs.
• Plan and execute trials for new products, materials, and operating conditions; assess effects on quality and performance.
• Analyze scrap, yield, uptime, throughput, and changeover metrics to find improvement opportunities.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective action plans for process deviations and recurring issues.
• Validate measurable improvements in quality, capacity, labor efficiency, and material usage; champion WCM, 5S, Kaizen, and changeover reduction.

Standardization and operations

• Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, setup sheets, visual standards, and work instructions.
• Standardize processes and operating parameters for consistent quality and production performance; support operator training across shifts.
• Establish equipment inspection, cleaning, and operating standards with Production and Maintenance.
• Keep Bills of Materials accurate and aligned with engineering and production requirements.
• Develop digital tools, reporting systems, and process tracking methods to improve visibility and data accuracy.

Compliance and project leadership

• Lead certifications for existing and new products and ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Coordinate testing and work with third-party certification and testing agencies.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality on product qualification and compliance.
• Manage capital improvement projects involving equipment, tooling, and processes from concept through implementation and commissioning.
• Prepare business cases and Capex requests; support supplier evaluations and technical requirements with Purchasing.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related engineering, or equivalent.
• At least five years of relevant manufacturing process engineering experience, including hands-on troubleshooting and production improvements.

Required qualifications and skills

• Strong knowledge of industry regulations and certification requirements.
• Experience in process improvement, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma.
• Understanding of how temperature, pressure, RPM, motor load, cooling, vacuum, and line speed affect extrusion performance and product quality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills.
• Strong leadership and project management abilities.

Preferred and additional qualifications

• Ontario P.Eng. licence is preferred.
• Plastics extrusion experience, preferably PVC, ASA, co-extrusion, or profile extrusion, is strongly preferred.
• AutoCAD experience is preferred; Power BI and statistical analysis tools are preferred.
• VBA, SQL, industrial data collection, or historian systems experience is an asset.

Compensation

• Base pay range is $80,500 to $102,000 per year.
• Eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 10% of base salary, based on company and individual performance.

Benefits

• Benefits include healthcare, parental leave, paid time off, employee assistance, retirement and savings programs, tuition reimbursement, recognition programs, wellness resources, pet insurance options, and discounts.