Richmond Hill, ON (on-site)
Full time / Permanent
Who Are We?
We are a strategic recruitment agency specializing in connecting skilled professionals with top employers across Canada and the United States. Our holistic approach ensures that both technical and cultural alignment leads to long-term success for all parties involved.
Why Are We Looking for You?
We are proud to partner with our client who has produced quality products for over 60 years as they add a new Senior Engineer to their team. This is a straight day shift (Monday to Friday) with an incredibly stable company that has recently made a huge investment to upgrade and modernize their equipment and operations. This is an exciting time to join the organization that is led by passionate and down-to-earth leaders who seek to grow and mentor their staff.
The Engineer will serve as a technical lead and a direct extension of the Engineering Manager. This role provides hands-on engineering leadership, supports independent decision-making, and proactively resolves technical and production issues in a fast-paced foundry environment. The successful candidate will have strong expertise in non-ferrous foundry methods and will be trusted to oversee day-to-day engineering activities, support shop-floor execution, and escalate issues with clear, practical recommendations.
Here's what's in it for you: Competitive compensation package:
- Competitive salary based on experience plus lucrative profit sharing (approx. $10, 000 - 20, 000 annually)
- Full Benefits
- Pension Plan
- PPE, workboots, clothing provided
- Incredibly stable company with substantial investment in maintenance technology / equipment equating to exciting projects that this person will be involved with.
Here's what you will do:
- Standardize clear, concise work instructions on travelers.
- Maintain and improve engineering documentation, travelers, and standards.
- Lead new process design for non-ferrous castings, including gating and risering.
- Drive new product launches from concept through production validation.
- Support customer onboarding through feasibility reviews and technical alignment.
- Lead and participate in technical design review meetings with customers and suppliers.
- Oversee design and drafting of foundry tooling layouts with a focus on manufacturability.
- Support estimation of new parts and costing updates for existing parts.
- Provide engineering oversight and technical direction to the foundry tooling shop.
- Support capacity planning aligned with production and growth requirements.
- Identify process risks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead and support in-house welding operations for casting repair.
- Support shop-floor engineering and production concerns as required.
Leadership & Execution Expectations
- Act as the Engineering Manager's delegate for day-to-day engineering execution.
- Provide regular, clear updates on engineering priorities, risks, and progress.
- Independently handle production and engineering firefighting, escalating when necessary.
- Drive accountability across engineering and tooling teams.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across Gamma Foundries.
Here's what we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Metallurgical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial).
- Strong hands-on experience in non-ferrous foundry operations.
- In-depth knowledge of foundry methods, including gating, risering, and solidification principles.
- Experience with tooling design, foundry layouts, and manufacturing constraints.
- Customer-facing experience in technical reviews and new product launch support.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.
- Confident, decisive, and technically credible.
- Hands-on and execution focused.
- Highly organized with strong prioritization skills.
- Clear communicator with the ability to escalate issues appropriately.
- Resilient under pressure and comfortable working in ambiguous situations.
- Standardization and implementation of clear work instructions.
- Successful launch and stabilization of new parts and processes.
- Reduction in engineering-related production issues and rework.
- Improved accuracy and turnaround time for estimates and cost updates.
- On-time tooling readiness for new and existing programs.
- Improved customer feedback on technical engagement.
- Strong communication and visibility into engineering execution. Technical Interview Focus Areas
- Non-ferrous casting process design approach.
- Gating and risering calculations and design trade-offs.
- Tooling layout decisions and manufacturability considerations.
- Handling launch issues and production firefighting scenarios.
- Customer-facing technical communication and decision-making.
