New Product Development Technician - Mechanical (6 Month Term)

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader with various locations in North America. Offering the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at . Position Summary Design, build, and test products to meet the present and future needs of "NFIL" as directed by the Director of New Product Development. WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• 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. e emerging technologies.
• Knowledge transfer from NPD shop various departments
• Each NPD tech will have a specific talent such as welding, electrical/electronics, hydraulics, heavy equipment maintenance. It is the expected each tech will operate as part of a team, expected to perform cross functional rolls
• Shop maintenance and cleaning
• Other duties as requested

RequirementsWHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Post-secondary certificate or technology degree
• 3-5 years of experience in a technical or mechanical role within a shop floor environment
• Ability to READ contractions drawings, schematics, details drawings
• Knowledge of engineering drawing, design, aesthetic, and ergonomic principals
• Knowledge of warehouse and inventory systems, scientific test methods, FMEA, maintenance, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement

BenefitsWHY JOIN OUR TEAM:

• Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package
• A continuous learning environment
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company
• NFI Group was named a Manitoba Top Employer for 2020 and this is the tenth time since the competition was established in 2007
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions

OUR WHY: We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, e­fficient and reliable. NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.arbocsv.com, and www.carfaircomposites.com.