Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

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Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Blackline Safety (TSXV: BLN) is a wireless location leader that develops, manufactures, and markets products and services for worker safety monitoring. Blackline solutions deliver safety, security, and location awareness through innovative hardware and custom user interfaces, including mobile, messaging, and web services. Blackline's vision is to become the leading supplier of wirelessly connected worker safety monitoring products in the world.

Job Summary

The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering will play a key part in driving and leading operational improvements as Blackline Safety expands, providing local leadership to implement and maintain the operational gains achieved through continuous improvement, and in accelerating continuous improvement projects. Reporting to the Director, Manufacturing Engineering, you will coordinate the local Manufacturing Process, Manufacturing Test, and Manufacturing Repair teams. The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering is responsible for ensuring the factory is technically capable of on-time, on-cost, on-quality delivery of product.

They will engage cross-functionally with all aspects of local manufacturing, from incoming materials all the way though manufacturing and service, and will work with multiple disciplines focused on the daily productivity, quality, and capacity improvement activities required to sustain rapid growth and support localization of new products.

Who are you?

You are highly motivated, independent, big-picture but attentive to details, and have a disciplined, collaborative approach to problem-solving

You have a strong history of manufacturing successes in your 10+ years of experience in leading engineering support teams in electronics manufacturing, built on your Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering degree
You thrive working on multiple tasks simultaneously and easily manage quickly changing priorities in a fast-moving, high-growth environment

You are able to quickly and effectively prioritize activities for a team of engineers and technicians, making decisive decisions in uncertain situations and driving fast delivery of transformative results, while always keeping the team focused on product quality
You are data-driven and excel at finding patterns across multiple data sources

You have strong interpersonal skills and can cross functional boundaries to rapidly find solutions to complex problems

You have high standards and motivate others to strive to meet them, with a customer-centric approach

You are hands-on and prepared to get involved with all aspects of operations with a can-do attitude and collaborative spirit

Responsibilities

Lead and develop cross-functional team with matrix reporting structure responsible for factory manufacturing capacity, yield, and productivity, and act as a champion for continuous improvement activities

Engage with Product Development, Quality, and other disciplines to ensure root-cause analyses and resolution of issues in product or process are completed

Lead initiatives to bring in new technologies and oversee capital projects to deliver gains in productivity, capacity, efficiency, and quality

Support manufacturing readiness and required technical staffing needs for localization of new product introduction launches

Drive standardization and improvement in cross-site manufacturing process and capabilities

Manage development of documentation, procedures, and processes to standardize and improve manufacturing operations, and champion development of change management structure

Create new organizational structures and policies to develop organizational maturity and support organizational development initiatives

Oversee and coordinate development, maintenance, and improvements to existing product manufacturing methods, equipment, software, and documentation

Investigate and find root cause of product test failures and drive resolution to improve product yield, quality, and throughput

Required skills

Exceptional understanding of modern circuit board assembly test methodologies

Proven success in leadership roles in manufacturing test development and operations project management

Thorough knowledge of electronics and assembly industry best-practices

Ability to rapidly prioritize and balance conflicting priorities

Exceptional ability to communicate in English, verbally and in writing

Demonstrated success leading Lean Manufacturing kaizen projects delivering significant operational gains

Six Sigma accreditation and the ability to mentor others in effective use of these tools and best practices

Experience with gas detection and radio technologies are assets

Data acquisition and analysis experience using databases is an asset

10+ years experience in electronics manufacturing and test in a mid-to-high volume manufacturing environment, with preference given to candidates with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma accreditation

Demonstrated successes in leading projects or programs that have delivered significant results to Operations performance

Thorough knowledge of electronics and assembly industry best-practices

Ability to rapidly prioritize and balance conflicting priorities

Exceptional ability to communicate in English, verbally and in writing

Proven ability to troubleshoot complex problems involving multiple disciplines

Blackline Safety offers:

An exciting high-growth environment

An experienced, dynamic and motivated team

Supportive, challenging and collaborative work

Competitive salary and vacation

Medical, dental and drug benefits

Company stock purchase plan

About Blackline Safety

Blackline Safety is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of wirelessly connected safety products. We offer the broadest and most complete portfolio available in the industry. Our products are designed to save lives and we monitor personnel working alone in populated areas, complex indoor facilities, and the remote reaches of our planet. Blackline’s products are used to keep people safe in the event of falls, missed check-ins, man-downs, and exposure to explosive or toxic gas. Our design, development, sales, marketing, support, and production are all performed in-house at our headquarters in Calgary, AB.

Blackline Safety is a publicly-traded company (TSX: BLN). To learn more about our company visit www.blacklinesafety.comBlackline Safety is powered by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants, regardless of age, religion, race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, race, or sexual orientation. We enthusiastically encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that Blackline Safety does not request payment or personal financial information at any stage of the recruitment process. Be cautious of any unsolicited job offers or communications that appear suspicious.

Life at Blackline Safety

Connect. Monitor. Respond. It’s a simple and seamless sequence of events and also our mission: one that makes sure every worker gets their job done and returns home safely every day. Blackline pairs wearable safety technology and personal and area gas monitoring with cloud-connected software, and data analytics to help companies meet demanding safety challenges and increase productivity with coverage in more than 100 countries. Our technology provides a lifeline to tens of thousands of people, having reported over 160 billion data-points, and initiated over five million emergency responses. Armed with cellular and satellite connectivity, we ensure help is never too far away. The Blackline Difference: To guarantee no call for help ever goes unanswered, our direct-to-cloud technology detects every event—like a fall, gas leak, hazardous weather situation, no-motion incident or missed check-ins–and connects workers to live monitoring teams for real-time response, by real people. It’s what makes us different and it’s what gives workers peace of mind that their safety is accounted for in any circumstance.

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