At Kingspan, our future success is based on the quality of our people, who's expertise and motivation have helped ensure that we remain at the forefront of the construction materials manufacturing industry. In joining Kingspan you become an important part of a growing organization with a reputation for innovative design and use of technology, technical expertise, product quality, service excellence, and dedication to sustainability.

• must have practical hands on engineering experience;
• experience with chemical delivery pumps, machine installations and alignment;
• works with a high level of precision on the production line.

Essential Duties:

• Support maintenance manager and team to ensure line availability is at or above target by tending to breakdowns and assisting with preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
• Troubleshooting issues in production: performing root cause analysis on issues, pareto analysis on weekly KPI figures to tackle primary issues and long-term availability planning.
• Plan engineering projects: gather quotes, develop budget plans and timelines for major projects, manage spending, design solutions, organize labour and implement engineering changes throughout the plant.
• Confer daily with planning and operations staff concerning production scheduling, machine capabilities and engineering issues to ensure efficient production methods.
• Spare parts planning: confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials or parts and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Develop and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) and conduct associated training for machine operation, maintenance best practices, LOTO and safety procedures.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and capabilities.
• Analyzes manufacturing process flows continually for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction, and throughput.
• Supports company policies and procedures, goals and objectives and goods manufacturing practices such as Kingspan’s Planet Passionate environmental program and compliance to standards and regulations.
• Focuses on continuous improvement and monitoring of operational functions associated with manufacturing and work closely with quality department to ensure product specifications are being met by optimizing our machine performance.
• Reporting on KPIs related to manufacturing and associated functions.

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university;
• A min of 2-3 years related engineering experience and training.

• Must be highly proficient in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point) and Outlook.
• CAD skills are essential – SolidWorks (or equivalent 3D modelling software) and AutoCAD (or equivalent 2D modelling software).

• Engineering Drawing generation and interpretation inc. Chemical P&ID’s.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation in a professional manner.
• Practical/ hands on experience with the safe use of power tools and hand tools. Comfortable in assembling/disassembling machinery e.g., pumps, shaft/ bearings, geartrains, chains and pulleys, motors and other common mechanical components.
• Good to excellent spelling, grammar and written communication skills.
• Excellent telephone and oral communication skills.
• Willing to work Saturdays and/or Sundays, on occasion.
• Regular working hours are 8am to 4:30pm however some there will be occasions where the engineering team is required to stay if line support is needed to get back up and running.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.