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WHO WE ARE
Eastside Industrial Coatings and Composites is not just a manufacturing shop, we are innovative, customer-centric, and fast-paced. We are proud to supply world-class coatings and composites to OEMs across North America, in motorsports, rail and agricultural industries. We provide a single source for clients to develop, produce, assemble and finish their components at the highest level of quality. With a 140,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility and an extensive team of composites and coatings experts, we have what it takes to develop the solution our clients need and deliver where and when they need it.
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WHY EASTSIDE?
Eastside Group of Companies is comprised of seven unique companies that specialize in automotive collision and mechanical repair, industrial composite and coating manufacturing and large (heavy truck) vehicle collision and mechanical repair. Offering such a diverse group of products and services provides great opportunities for excellent, hardworking individuals who want to make the right move in their career and start enjoying their job.
Manufacturing Engineering Technologist / EIT – Composite Production
Position Summary
Eastside Industrial is looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineering Technologist / EIT to support composite manufacturing, tooling, fixtures, work instructions, production follow-up, and technical documentation.
This role is intended to support the Manufacturing Project Manager with the technical execution of new and active projects. The successful candidate will help move engineering and production tasks forward, follow up on tooling and fixture work, support shop-floor issues, and ensure documentation, drawings, work instructions, and production requirements are completed on time.
This is a practical, fast-paced manufacturing role suited for someone who is organized, technically capable, comfortable working with production teams, and able to follow up on multiple open tasks without needing constant direction.
Key Responsibilities
- Support manufacturing engineering tasks for composite production programs.
- Assist with tooling, trimming, assembly, and production fixture follow-up.
- Track parts through production and help identify bottlenecks, quality issues, and missing information.
- Support production teams with drawings, CAD files, work instructions, photos, notes, and technical clarification.
- Prepare, update, and maintain work instructions for lamination, trimming, assembly, drilling, bonding, and packaging.
- Assist with APQP, FAI, SDR, audit preparation, inspection follow-up, and customer documentation packages.
- Review drawings, CAD models, customer files, and production feedback to help identify manufacturing concerns.
- Follow up with internal engineering, tooling, quality, purchasing, and production teams to keep tasks moving.
- Assist with fixture and tooling requirements, including 3D printed fixtures, drill fixtures, trim fixtures, set blocks, racks, and packaging concepts.
- Help coordinate sample panels and testing requirements, including mechanical and Flame, Smoke, and Toxicity testing.
- Support costing packages by collecting part details, manufacturing assumptions, packaging requirements, and process inputs.
- Maintain action lists, task trackers, and project follow-up notes.
- Help resolve shop-floor production issues related to fit, alignment, trimming, hardware, inserts, fixtures, mold issues, and work instructions.
- Support multiple active customer programs, including transit, agricultural, tooling, and production launch work.
Typical Work Examples
The successful candidate may assist with:
- Tracking parts through production and supporting production issues.
- Creating and updating lamination, trimming, assembly, and packaging work instructions.
- Following up on tooling reviews, fixture fabrication, trim fixtures, drill fixtures, racks, and set blocks.
- Supporting FAI follow-up, SDRs, audit documentation, and production quality feedback.
- Supporting production launch work for new tools, new parts, and first-off production runs.
- Assisting with manufacturing part breakdowns, packaging plans, and process assumptions.
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
- No experience required but 1-3 years of manufacturing, composites, tooling, fabrication, quality, or production support is considered an asset.
- No experience required but knowledge of fiberglass, composites, tooling, fixtures, CNC, CAD is considered an asset.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, CAD models, customer specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple open tasks at once.
- Comfortable following up with production, tooling, engineering, purchasing, and quality teams.
- Strong written communication skills for work instructions, meeting notes, action trackers, and customer/internal documentation.
- Practical problem-solving ability and willingness to spend time on the shop floor.
- Experience with Fusion 360 or SolidWorks, 3D models, drawings, Excel, and project/task tracking tools is an asset.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is not just a desk engineer. They are someone who can walk the shop floor, understand what production is struggling with, gather the right information, update documentation, follow up with the right people, and help close tasks.
They should be comfortable working in a custom manufacturing environment where priorities change quickly and many projects are active at the same time.
Reporting Structure
This role reports to the Manufacturing Project Manager and supports manufacturing engineering, tooling, production launch, quality follow-up, and technical documentation activities. Once the candidate has the knowledge and capability gained, he will then be transitioned to work underneath the engineering manager in the engineering team (6-12 months)
This role does not replace the Engineering Manager role and is not intended to manage the engineering department. The focus is to provide hands-on technical and manufacturing support to help projects move through production successfully.
Key Success Measures
- Work instructions and technical documents are completed on time.
- Tooling, fixture, and production follow-up tasks are clearly tracked and closed.
- Production issues are documented, escalated, and supported quickly.
- First articles, audits, and customer documentation packages are better organized.
- Manufacturing Project Manager has more capacity to manage priorities, customers, schedules, and project risk.
- Engineering and production teams receive clearer information and better follow-up.
BENEFITS
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
The Eastside Group of Companies is committed to achieving employment equity for designated groups in our workforce.
We encourage all candidates who identify as First Nations, Indigenous, Inuit or Metis, visible minorities or persons with disabilities who meet the required qualifications to self-declare in their cover letter or resume.
Pay: $60,000.00-$65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
