TPS Engineer

TG Minto Corporation is a proud division of Toyoda Gosei, a World-class automotive supplier with 67 group companies in 17 countries. With locations in Palmerston and Stratford Ontario, we are a Tier1 supplier of injection molded interior/exterior parts & assemblies to Toyota and Honda. Together we are committed to providing high quality products with a heavy focus on safety, respect and success for our Team Members. General Job Description: Reporting to the TPS Supervisor, it is the responsibility of the TPS Engineer to review the entire plant as a ‘system’ and through TPS Kaizen techniques, implement improvements in all areas from material flow to assembly processes. Duties and Responsibilities: Setup and kaizen current and new AGV & AMR systems Process design & implementing of assembly cells Direct the building of stations & components Working with external & internal groups to purchase jigs/fixtures and other items Kaizen of current production processes (cycle time, inventory, and lead time reductions). Kaizen of our warehouse and service parts production system Time studies and operation analysis Material flow and capacity planning simulations. Ergonomic investigations & workstation redesigns Plant layout management/updating Program management of large-scale projects Maintenance of good 5S Support TPS Group with any other requests Required to multitask – handle multiple tasks of varying importance and urgency Qualifications: Industrial Engineering University Degree or similar education / experience Excellent computer skills, especially with Microsoft Excel, Word and AutoCAD Knowledge of TPS principles Mechanically inclined Previous experience with AGV & AMR would be considered a strong asset Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. A passion to innovate, create & experiment Work in a self directed manner If all other factors are equal seniority will be used.