Prototype Shop Technician - 6 Month Term

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com. POSITION GOAL: Design, build, and test products to meet the present and future needs of “NFIL” as directed by the Director of New Product Development. Responsibilities: Construction of prototype parts, assemblies, and installations, working from drawings, sketches, verbal instruction. Provide feedback to engineering on drawings, designs, and theories of operation, understand and navigate BOM and engineering drawing systems. Working with hand and power tools, fabrication equipment and test equipment, some lifting and climbing required. Operation of heavy equipment such as forklift or bus. Write reports and test documentation, use of PC, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. Set-up and perform tests from a requested plan; emerging technology. Knowledge transfer from NPD shop various departments. Shop maintenance and cleaning. Other duties as requested Post-secondary certificate or technology degree. 3-5 years of relevant experience Ability to read contractions drawings, schematics, details drawings. Knowledge of engineering drawings, design, aesthetic, and ergonomic principals. Knowledge of warehouse and inventory systems, scientific test methods, FMEA, maintenance, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement

Design, build, and test prototype parts and assemblies based on engineering drawings and sketches. Provide feedback to engineering teams and document test results using PC software.

Requires a post-secondary certificate or technology degree with 3-5 years of relevant experience. Must be proficient in reading schematics and construction drawings and have knowledge of ergonomic principles.

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• Prototype Construction
• Engineering Drawing Interpretation
• Fabrication Equipment
• Hand and Power Tools
• BOM Navigation
• Technical Reporting
• Forklift Operation
• Scientific Test Methods
• FMEA
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Microsoft Office

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Transportation
• Trades

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

2+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week