Manufacturing Engineer

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What we offer:

Group Summary:

Job Responsibilities:

• Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000 per year
• Lead engineering projects from start to finish, ensuring timely completion, budget adherence, and alignment with customer requirements (PPAP and run at rate).
• Handle tasks across project phases, including timing, concept, feasibility studies, design, construction, and prototype programs.
• Monitor and follow-up on project progress with leadership to ensure goals are met.
• Conduct manpower efficiency studies using time and motion analysis, standard data, and other methodologies (e.g., MOST, Cosma CTC charts).
• Develop line balancing, manpower, and machine charts for flexible and efficient workflows.
• Support and contribute to continuous improvement projects and initiatives.
• Work with all departments and customers to design solutions that improve production efficiency, ergonomics, safety, and maintenance.
• Assist in creating and implementing material handling solutions (e.g., aisle layouts, bin placement, and dunnage assists).
• Review, monitor, and coordinate tooling design, build, approval process, and capital budgeting.
• Oversee equipment relocation and installation, ensuring effective integration into the Meadowvale plant.
• Assist with the setup of preventative maintenance programs for new equipment.
• Resolve quality concerns and support quick resolution of open issues within the engineering department.
• Manage and implement customer-approved engineering changes, ensuring accurate part-level communications, physical updates, and process modifications
• Collaborate with production departments, customers, and vendors to design packaging solutions that optimize efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Review and coordinate custom packaging designs, including the build, approval process, and capital budgets.
• Prepare and maintain reports, charts, and other documentation for engineering projects.
• Keep plant layouts updated and support new business quoting processes by offering packaging recommendations and design concepts.
• Control CAD storage and manage the importing/exporting of CAD data.
• Create and review GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) specifications for parts and assemblies.

​Other Tasks:

• Continuously adhere to and apply the Magna Employee’s Charter, the Magna Corporate Constitution, and the Magna Operational Principles and MaFact in all aspects of position and interaction with others.
• Effective use of Magna Structures Meadowvale’s Escalation Process.
• Compliance to IATF customer requirements
• Attends all scheduled meetings and training.
• Enforces and complies with all Federal/Provincial Regulations including all internal safety policies and procedures as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Employee Handbook and related internal systems.
• Understands and follows established rules, procedures and policies relating to position.
• Ensure a safe working environment by observing safe work practices and by following all safety policies and procedures.
• Other duties that may be assigned

Skills and Competencies:

• Must have a positive attitude and be able to motivate others.
• Must have a great set of analytical skills that allow to solve problems in an efficient way.
• Can delegate and manage multiple projects at any given time.
• Must have good organizational skills to attend to multiple tasks simultaneously
• Must exhibit high integrity and honesty.
• Ability to prepare, read, write and interpret reports, instructions and procedures.
• Able to clearly and effectively respond to questions from management and customers.
• Ability to effectively and appropriately present information and respond to questions for various groups.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset. Possess curiosity and sees failure as a learning opportunity.

Education & Experience:

• Engineering Degree/Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience required in energy project management, or industrial facilities management.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.