Senior Foundry Engineer (Non-Ferrous)
Job Summary
Location: Ontario Canada
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $90000 $100000 annually
Lead Innovation in Non-Ferrous Foundry Engineering
We are seeking an experienced Senior Foundry Engineer to provide technical leadership within a fast-paced manufacturing environment specializing in non-ferrous castings.
This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering professional who enjoys solving complex production challenges leading new product launches optimizing foundry processes and working closely with customers production teams and tooling specialists. Youll play a key role in driving operational excellence while supporting the continued growth of our engineering department.
What Youll Do
Engineering Leadership
- Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor within the engineering team.
- Support day-to-day engineering operations and provide practical solutions to production challenges.
- Drive accountability and technical excellence across engineering and tooling teams.
- Collaborate with production quality and management to improve manufacturing performance.
Process & Product Development
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes for non-ferrous castings.
- Design gating and risering systems to optimize casting quality and production efficiency.
- Lead new product introductions from concept through production validation.
- Conduct feasibility reviews and support customer onboarding activities.
- Participate in technical design reviews with customers and suppliers.
- Identify process risks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the manufacturing operation.
Tooling & Manufacturing Support
- Oversee tooling layouts with a focus on manufacturability and production efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance to tooling and manufacturing teams.
- Support engineering documentation work instructions and manufacturing standards.
- Assist with estimating new components and updating production costs.
- Support capacity planning and manufacturing resource requirements.
- Provide engineering support for welding repairs and shop-floor production issues.
Operational Excellence
- Independently troubleshoot engineering and production issues.
- Escalate technical concerns with practical recommendations when required.
- Provide regular updates on engineering priorities project status and operational risks.
- Drive improvements in manufacturing quality productivity and efficiency.
What Were Looking For
- Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
- Strong hands-on experience in non-ferrous foundry operations.
- Extensive knowledge of casting processes including gating risering and solidification principles.
- Experience with tooling design foundry layouts and manufacturing constraints.
- Customer-facing experience supporting technical reviews and new product launches.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Excellent analytical troubleshooting and decision-making skills.
- Strong communication and leadership abilities.
Preferred Skills
- Experience leading engineering teams or mentoring junior engineers.
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Proven ability to solve complex production challenges under tight deadlines.
- Experience working directly with production quality tooling and customer teams.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
Required Experience:
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