Engineering Technician

About the company

LED Roadway Lighting (LRL) is a developer of connected smart city technology applications that create safe, efficient, livable cities which the company markets under the Liveable Cities brand. LRL's smart city IoT products leverage the street light location to deploy advanced speed, air quality, traffic, and noise sensors, revealing actionable insights for communities around the world as they work towards creating the smart cities of the future. For further information, please visit our website

About the position

LED Roadway Lighting Limited is seeking the best and brightest to join our growing team of professionals with on-site job responsibilities at our manufacturing plant in Amherst, Nova Scotia. We are currently seeking an individual to join the Engineering department to help us work on the many technical aspects of taking leading edge product designs and enabling them to be manufactured for a wide variety of smart city applications.

Responsibilities:

• Production support of equipment, including test sets and Surface Mount Technology (SMT) machines
• Support and Troubleshooting product & equipment issues in electronics manufacturing environment.
• Generating documentation for production: manufacturing aids/move tickets/engineering change notices, etc.
• Design, Build and Maintaining new Test Set tools and other manufacturing aids.
• Experience with New product Introduction (NPI) process and/or Writing Test Set Instructions (TSI)
• Basic Equipment Programming.

Qualifications:

• Completion of an Electronic Technician Diploma
• Preferred minimum experience of 2 years working in the electronics in the electronics manufacturing sector
• Ability to think fast/work fast while maintaining accuracy, prioritizing and multi-tasking.
• Proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities and projects while respecting deadline issues.
• Knowledge of IPC workmanship standards and preferred experience in high reliability soldering
• Eager to learn new skills and research intricate problems in manufacturing environments
• Engineering Software Tools - Gerber File Software (ViewMate), Manufacturing Software (FactoryLogix AEGIS) is beneficial
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools like SYSPRO would be a benefit
• Excellent computer skills are a necessary qualification (Microsoft O365 Office tools)
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts are beneficial
• Experience with the intricacies of global product manufacturing for products in different markets
• Strong interpersonal, communication, problem-solving skills along with demonstrated technical and organizational abilities.
• Detail-oriented with pleasant demeanor.
• Must be able to communicate clearly (written, verbal) in English
• Must be able to stand / sit for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs

Supervisor: Shawn Keech – Engineering Dept Manager

Base Salary Range: $ 40,000 - $ 47,500 annually

Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, unfortunately we cannot consider your application at this time.

All qualified applicants should apply through Indeed - and please provide a cover letter and two references with your resume.

Please apply only once, and do not apply on multiple job posting sites.

Applications are reviewed in the order they are received. All applications are appreciated; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please - No Agencies Calls

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $40,000.00-$47,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Amherst, NS B4H 4S8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you understand the job has on-site responsibilities and based out of manufacturing plant in Amherst, Nova Scotia? (Yes/No)
• How long ago (in years) since you took WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)? (number in years)

Education:

• AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person