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Position: Warehouse Lead
Department: Supply Chain
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Responsibilities:

• Administering the incoming inspection policies and procedures
• Maintaining/requisitioning minimum levels of raw materials and products in accordance with VMAC work instructions and inventory policies
• Ensuring inventory levels are not more than standard VMAC criteria.
• Ensuring incoming raw materials and purchased products are labeled and stored in accordance with VMAC standards and criteria
• Cycle counts inventory as required
• Maintaining relevant records
• Completes inventory transactions
• Completing pick list functions as required
• Receiving and recording returned goods (RMA’s) and notifying/forwarding to applicable personnel
• Maintaining stock of manufacturing/assembly bins
• Other duties as required

Qualifications & Experience

• Completion of Grade XII
• Minimum two years warehouse/receiving experience.
• 1-2 years’ experience with Windows or network-based computer systems
• Mechanical knowledge
• Team player
• Interpersonal skills
• Precise, detail oriented
• Capable of heavy workload and multi-tasking
• Position requires some physical strength
• Must possess personal organizational skills to a degree which ensures:
  
  • Work area housekeeping is maintained within acceptable VMAC standards
  • Tasks are prioritized in accordance with overall departmental production requirements
  • Minimal supervision is required

If your experience and qualifications match these requirements, please forward your resume to the attention of the HR Department.

E-mail:                  [email protected]
Fax:                        250-740-3201
Mail:                     1333 Kipp Road, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1R3

Position: HR Administrator
Department: HR
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent – Temporarily remote

Responsibilities:

Responsible for assisting the HR and administrative team in a variety of functions including documentation follow through, coordinating and maintaining schedules for meetings and business activities, filing of confidential information and meeting minutes. This role includes preparation of a variety of complex and confidential documentation. The HR Administrator may also be a back-up for reception duties including answering/forwarding incoming calls and welcoming visitors to VMAC.

HR Department Specific Duties

• Supports HR department for the administration of company benefits
• Provides support in recruiting activities including scheduling interviews and reference checks
• Prepares coworker letters when needed – employment offers and confirmation letters
• Onboards new coworkers including pre-hire tasks, processing all first-day documents, orientations, and following up regarding probation periods
• Processes paperwork, maintenance and administration of coworker files and letters
• Assists with the process of WorkSafeBC Claims and VMAC Return to Work Program
• Coordinates training records and helps with training grants
• Works with management to ensure all coworker records are complete and up to date
• Provides a variety of administrative support to the HR Department
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality in all HR & Corporate matters

Corporate Support Specific Duties

• Organizes meetings including catering, guest travel arrangements, training records, attendance tracking/communication
• Arranges travel for management and others as requested by management
• Develops and maintains office administrative standards and procedures
• Maintains corporate policies and corporate QMS documentation
• Prepares and distributes meeting minutes for HS&E
• Performs other tasks as requested by HR Manager
• Actively participates as an engaged member of the company’s LEAN culture promoting continuous improvement, respect, and engagement of all coworkers

Qualifications / Education / Experience

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in a HR administrative role
• Completion of a HR administrative program certificate is preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Excellent typing and writing skills including proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation for complex documentation, with fine attention to detail and accuracy
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills
• Excellent knowledge of office practices, protocols, and procedures with a service quality focus
• Experience working in a fast-paced dynamic business environment with the ability to quickly adapt to change
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, use good judgement, make decisions, critically think, establish strong working relationships, and work independently
• Strong sense of ethics and the ability to handle sensitive and private information with tact and discretion
• Enthusiastic team player, with the ability to effectively work with people at all levels of the organization and establish and maintain a wide variety of external relationships
• Flexibility to work overtime when necessary

Physical Requirements

• Sits/stand/walk 8 hours/day.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds

If your experience and qualifications match these requirements, please forward your resume to the attention of the HR Department.

E-mail:                  [email protected]
Fax:                        250-740-3201
Mail:                     1333 Kipp Road, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1R3

Position: Mechanical Engineer
Reports: OEM
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent 

Introduction

VMAC is looking for an intermediate level engineer with a background in mechanical or industrial engineering. The position in part of VMAC’s OEM development team which is focused on expanding VMAC’s presence in the industrial equipment market. The incumbent reports to the OEM Department Manager and will be responsible for developing product designs in a collaborative environment, producing technical product documentation, constructing equipment as well as coordinating project activities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within the Engineering department and across all departments to achieve targets set by the management team to meet strategic goals of the company and realize business growth.
• Liaise with internal and external customer and suppliers.
• Utilize project planning tools and organization methods to specify project milestones and estimate timelines to complete tasks.
• Apply advanced design techniques to develop and maintain core components and product assemblies.
• Be proficient in engineering principles and design tools including traditional theory, manual calculation solutions and software solutions (i.e., 3D Modeling, Drafting, FEA and Numerical Modeling).
• Implement knowledge of fabrication methods and manufacturing processes to bolster the robustness of products as well as efficiency and productivity within the facility.
• Ensure full engineering practices, compliance with recognized standards and testing procedures are adhered to.
• Employ thorough analysis methodology and strong analytical decision-making in all aspects of engineering activities.

Position

• Design and development of components for medium to high volume production to meet lowest total cost of ownership from concept to new product introduction.
• Sourcing technologies and components to meet requirements.
• Analyze design through design failure modes effects analysis (DFMEA) and ensure all development deliverables are met in accordance with our customers and our quality management system requirements.
• Acting as a project engineer as required supporting customer development and technical responses.
• Detailed design and development of comprehensive specification documentation
• Plan and implements complex test and/or development programs.
• Demonstrate that designs meet requirements through analysis, development, and validation processes.
• Initiate and evaluates cost studies, product suggestions and value analysis.
• Collaborate on the design and analysis of mechanical components and systems and support the implementation into production.
• Perform root cause failure analysis on components.
• Take part in component and sub-system design reviews.
• Assemble and test prototypes of new products.
• Work with Systems Engineering and Testing team to test prototypes of new products for design verification.
• Use analytical and experimental methods to build technical knowledge about designated core components, and where necessary to improve these components.
• Create, manage, and uphold the VMAC drawing standard and internationally recognized standards.
• Perform related tasks as assigned by the Technical Authority/Lead

Qualifications / Education / Experience

• Minimum 4-year Bachelor of Engineering Degree from an accredited university of good standing or equivalent.
• Post-graduate technical degree is an asset.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant industry work experience.
• P.Eng. designation / APEGBC membership is preferred (not required)
• Lean Manufacturing training or experience is an asset.
• SolidWorks/3D solid modelling and analysis
• GD&T and specification development capability
• Experience and in-depth knowledge of design for a wide range of high-volume production processes: die casting, injection molding, high speed CNC machining, stamping, heat treatment, metal coatings etc. either through suppliers or inhouse production capabilities.

If your experience and qualifications match these requirements, please forward your resume to the attention of the HR Department.

E-mail:                  [email protected]
Fax:                        250-740-3201
Mail:                     1333 Kipp Road, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1R3

Position: Mechanical Engineer – Manufacturing Development Engineer
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent 

Responsibilities

This role assures that manufacturability, quality, and cost targets are met as an integral part of VMAC’s process of developing new compressor designs. To maintain and develop new manufacturing methods and capability to deliver VMAC compressor components and products to meet specifications, and total cost of ownership targets. Bringing experience and knowledge in both low and high-volume precision production environments to enhance our capability at VMAC to support high volume production for the emerging EV market.

Position Specific Duties

• Contribute to setting specification standards for engineering drawings to assure manufacturing and quality standards can be fully derived and that the specification thoroughly defines components.
• Take responsibility for leading the planning and proposals for improvements and their execution upon approval. Implement systems and processes in collaboration with Quality and Manufacturing leaders to control the production quality.
• Be an active participant in new R&D product development projects and works to develop capability to manufacture new rotors and related VRP components or assemblies to assure production readiness. Conversely, act as a gatekeeper to assure new designs are not undertaken or progressed that are not manufacturable.
• Develop new product and engineering change minimum release deliverables (standards, specifications, information packages, formats) from engineering to assure new designs and changes can be accepted by VRP and used to manage manufacturing to meet cost and quality targets.
• Technical analysis of manufacturability of new rotors and related compressor designs and development of tools and processes for assuring process capability is verifiable or can be developed in accordance with product release timelines.
• Leading cross departmental activities and proposing solutions (training, equipment, tools, services, processes, and facilities) to assure VRP manufacturing can meet quality and cost targets for new and existing products. Subject to approval executing such proposals.
• Validate existing and new equipment and processes, perform a sensitivity analysis and process capability analysis.
• Work with the Product Quality Engineering to set the standard for quality control and lead the definition of required quality processes necessary for sustaining quality and continuous improvements.
• Design and/or manage new tooling development for manufacturing, measuring and test purposes.
• Develop an understanding of the required standard for specifications, product/component performance, manufacturability of the design, manufacturing process capability and quality measurement to ensure these are fully considered in all decisions determining the output of VMAC’s product development of compressor air ends and their components.
• Technical liaison with outside contractors/services as applicable
• Build production engineering documentation as part of the QMS to control and document detailed steps to define the approved manufacturing process for critical components (such as rotors) and assemblies. Authorize and document changes as necessary in accordance with an approved process.
• Create documentation using Microsoft Office, SolidWorks, & M2M.
• Ensure full engineering practices, compliance with recognized standards and testing procedures are adhered to.
• Be proficient in Solid Modeling and Microsoft Office. Have a working knowledge of various manufacturing processes, general machining, CNC programming and fabrication techniques. Have strong analytical decision-making and organizational skills. Operational knowledge and experience with conventional machine tools, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems.
• A specialized knowledge and experience in forging, CNC precision machining, precision assembly, and other related metal alloy manufacturing processes are highly desirable.
• Performs related tasks as assigned.

Qualifications / Education / Experience

• Minimum 4-year Bachelor of Engineering Degree from an accredited university of good standing or equivalent.
• Post-graduate technical degree is an asset.
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant industry work experience.
• P.Eng. designation / APEGBC membership is preferred (not required)
• Lean Manufacturing training or experience is an asset.
• SolidWorks/3D solid modelling and analysis
• GD&T and specification development capability
• Experience and in-depth knowledge of design for a wide range of high-volume production processes: die casting, injection molding, high speed CNC machining, stamping, heat treatment, metal coatings etc. either through suppliers or inhouse production capabilities

If your experience and qualifications match these requirements, please forward your resume to the attention of the HR Department.

E-mail:                  [email protected]
Fax:                        250-740-3201
Mail:                     1333 Kipp Road, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1R3

Position: Mechanical Assembler
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent 

Position Specific Duties

Under the direction of a Supervisor, responsibilities include:

• Assemble new compressors, hoses, tanks, mechanical throttles, inlet valves and other mechanical components
• Follow current Drawings and BOM’s when assembling product
• Rebuild and repair products where required
• Identify and correct bottlenecks
• Improve efficiency and quality assembly processes
• Capable of reading detailed assembly drawings
• Follow Production Schedule and prioritize daily work accordingly – communicate any bottlenecks or flow problems to your supervisor
• Test and identify all assembled Products where required
• Liaise with VMAC internal department in a timely manner to ensure adequate supply of parts
• Report on scrap, stock damage, shrinkage, and inventory inaccuracies
• Monitor inventory levels and report on outages, low or overstock quantities
• Ensure the efficient and economical utilization of facilities for storing and distributing goods
• Participate in periodic physical inventory counts
• Participate in the development and implementation of department objectives

Qualifications / Education / Experience

• Assertive self-starter and excellent work ethic
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• High energy level with ability to work independently and in a team environment
• High School Diploma or college/vocational or technical training and experience
• 1-3 Years of experience in relevant field
• General mechanic knowledge an asset
• Capable of reading detailed assembly drawings
• Must be comfortable in a fast-paced work environment and possess good interpersonal skills
• Lean Manufacturing at a working level
• Valid Forklift certification an asset

If your experience and qualifications match these requirements, please forward your resume to the attention of the HR Department.

E-mail:                  [email protected]
Fax:                        250-740-3201
Mail:                     1333 Kipp Road, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1R3