About Us
Wakefield Canada Inc. is an industry leading Canadian company that manufactures, distributes and markets category-leading products for the automotive, commercial heavy-duty, and industrial markets including Castrol, the #1 brand of passenger car motor oil in Canada, and the “Super Clean” cleaner-degreaser brand.

Why Join Us?

• Platinum Member, Canada’s Best Managed Companies
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a focus on Innovation and Collaboration
• Competitive Base Pay and Incentive programs
• Company paid Comprehensive Extended Health and Dental Coverage
• Company Contributed Pension Plan
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Education and Training support
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture
• Employee Focused and Flexible Work Environment
• Active contributor to charities including Canadian Tire Jump Start, Sick Kids Hospital, Daily Bread Food Bank and Women’s Habitat.
• We work hard but we also like to have fun; Summer BBQs, food and ice cream trucks, social activities, contests, ticket giveaways for major sporting events and more!

The Opportunity
The Manufacturing Engineer will provide technical and engineering leadership and support to Manufacturing and Distribution, with specific emphasis on the Plant Maintenance & Operations in the areas of Engineering and Maintenance Systems. In addition, this position will lead and participate in all change management initiatives supporting continuous process improvement, project management, policy & procedure development, equipment reliability, and new opportunity development from an engineering, maintenance and facilities perspective.

What You Will Do:
Health & Safety:

• Work with HSSE and Maintenance departments to ensure all engineering, maintenance, contractor and other technical functions are executed in compliance with HSSE policies and industrial standards.
• Anticipate, identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and best practices.
• Review Machinery Guarding, specifications and compliance requirements for the Plant equipment and machinery.
• Ensure all contractors are aligned and compliant to HSSE standards and that all capital work is completed in accordance with CSA safety approved standards.

Engineering & Maintenance:

• Implement Autonomous Maintenance program. The development and continuous improvement of a maintenance reliability program centered on a balance between operator and trades based maintenance tasks.
• Prepare designs and layouts through use of AutoCAD and/or Solid Works.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities concerned with design, construction, modification, and maintenance of equipment and machinery in the Plant.
• Establish standards and policies for noise & pollution control, installation, modification, quality control, testing, operating procedure, inspection, and maintenance of equipment according to engineering principles and safety regulations.
• Develop, implement and maintain a preventative & predictive maintenance program for the operational assets through use of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Develop, monitor and continuously improve engineering and maintenance key performance indicators to optimize capital (asset and labour).
• Create processes to ensure adherence of facilities to regulatory and Wakefield standards for Health-Safety-Security-Environment ((HSSE) compliance.
• Provide support to Maintenance, Production and Quality Managers for the delivery of day to day requirements.
• Track Hydro & Natural Gas consumption and utilize energy conservation programs for the incentive rebates.
• Development and upholding of an engineering & maintenance library containing all necessary documentation for:
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
  • Equipment & machine manuals
  • Drawings and documentation for Plant & Distribution Facilities, Process Instrumentation Diagrams – P&ID, Programmable Logic Controller – PLC programs, Environmental Compliance Approval – ECA, Environmental Activity & Sector Registry – EASR, Utility Services, Electrical Power Distribution, Single Line Diagrams
  • Engineering & Regulatory standards, codes and guidelines (NFPA, CSA, ESA, etc.)
  • Other appropriate information as required

Capital:

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Distribution to develop and prioritize annual capital plan.
• Execute capital projects timely and cost effectively.
• Where appropriate, projects to be chartered, with sponsorship map, resources roles and responsibilities defined, and communicated on plant notice boards and through weekly team/crew communication meetings.
• Develop a long range strategic technical plan in conjunction with the operating departments and the operations strategic plan; provide leadership in investigation and development of significant efficiency projects leveraging new technologies; provide support and engineering expertise in investigations and in the development of potential business opportunities reliant on changes to production environment.
• Conduct the required inspections/audits related to codes and regulatory requirements, and company policies, and ensuring appropriate capital (or maintenance activity) is undertaken to ensure compliance.
• Management and oversight of the CAPEX approval process.
• Work with Finance to ensure that:
  • Asset registries for capital upgrades are properly documented and recorded so asset book value can be obtained on all equipment installed
  • Track depreciation schedules plant wide and ensure that, for budgeting processes, proper funding is allocated to depreciation accounts

What We Need:
Competencies:

• Leadership experience with the ability to mentor, coach and develop others.
• Positive leadership example including excellent team and communication skills, and the ability to collaborate, impact and influence in areas where no direct authority exists.
• Ability to translate ideas and concepts to non-technical personnel and develop technical scope and design to meet requirements/needs.
• Strong orientation to innovate and continuously investigate emerging technologies to potentially leverage within Wakefield operations.
• Ability to investigate and identify root cause in complex technical issues.
• Strong project management skills including ability to develop complex, multi-phased project plans and coordinate a variety of resources (including third party contractors) to ensure compliant and cost-effective implementation.

Education/Experience:

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Professional Engineering (P.Eng) designation or Engineer in Training (E.I.T.) that is working towards P.Eng designation.
• Minimum 2 - 3 years engineering work experience, including internship
• Basic understanding of Siemens and Allen Bradley Automation PLC software with the ability to conduct basic troubleshooting for plant equipment & systems
• Strong experience in reliability and safety engineering.
• Previous plant-maintenance engineering experience is an asset.

Wakefield Canada strives to provide equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities and, as such, we are committed to offering reasonable accommodation during the hiring process. If you require special assistance or accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 416.252.5511.