Product Engineer (Cabico Coaticook)

Are you looking for a real professional challenge? An organization capable of supporting your ambitions? A company where autonomy, openness and family spirit are at the heart of a stimulating daily life? We are the largest Canadian manufacturer of high-end custom cabinets in North America. We need people like you.

We are seeking a Product Engineer to join our team at our Coaticook, QC site. Your mission: you will bridge the gap between a product idea and its manufacture. Your role is to properly define the foundation of all the manufacturing intelligence required to manage and build our products.

A Pivotal Role On A Large Team.

The successful candidate will contribute to the success of the company by assuming the following responsibilities:

• Industrialize the products developed by the marketing and product development team, ensuring their manufacturability, quality and profitability.
• Engineer our products with our plant’s and machines’ capabilities in mind, to build a quality product at the best cost and in the shortest lead time.
• Define and maintain the product architecture: structures, bills of materials, manufacturing routings and construction rules.
• Define, for each product, the raw materials, machining operations and cutting tools to be used (CAM), based on the capabilities of our CNC machines, to optimize quality, cost and lead time.
• Design and validate the 2D drawings and 3D models required for manufacturing.
• Ensure that the right information (drawings, cut lists, instructions and machine programs) is available at every workstation.
• Synthesize the business rules presented in our catalogues and translate them into product configuration rules that are easy for our customers to use.
• Define the questions and rules of our product configurator so that each order automatically generates the right parts, dimensions and operations, and order entry stays simple.
• Understand the role of engineering data within our ecosystem of integrated management software (ERP, configurator, planning).
• Work closely with the marketing, product development, production and IT teams to launch new products and bring them into production.
• Lead, train and support a team of two employees; assign work, set priorities and guide their development.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of products, processes and engineering tools.
• Represent, support, and uphold the company Core Values and Management Philosophy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Reputed Skills. Shared Values.

To successfully meet this challenge, we are looking for a person driven by the values of respect, teamwork, commitment, and pride with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or a design-related field (or equivalent experience).
• Excellent command of mathematics, particularly trigonometry, which is essential to understanding the architecture of our products and engineering them properly.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product engineering or industrial drafting; manufacturing experience is a significant asset.
• Knowledge of kitchen cabinets and their construction (asset).
• Proficiency in 2D CAD drafting and 3D modelling.
• Strong computer skills and programming logic (if / else conditions, and / or operators, variables) to write configuration rules.
• Knowledge of multi-system environments (ERP, APS, MES, product configurator); experience with a product configurator is an asset.
• Good understanding of the manufacturing processes, materials and CNC machines used in a cabinet plant (Homag, IMA, Biesse); experience in CAM (CAD/CAM) and machining programming is a significant asset.
• Experience with design and manufacturing software such as Ève, AutoCAD, Cabinet Vision, woodWOP and CutRite (asset).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing small teams.
• Bilingualism (French and English) required to support our English-speaking colleagues.

Great Benefits.

• A friendly working environment
• Competitive salary
• Health & Dental benefits
• RRSP Matching Program
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• A team culture where everyone is important
• Employee Recognition Program
• And more!

Daily Life With A Human Dimension.

• A great deal of autonomy where your ideas, talent, and initiative will be highly regarded
• An open-door management approach that respects your personal needs and expectations
• A family spirit where everyone is important, where everyone talks to everyone, and where we help each other, no matter what our role or status is.

About Cabico

Cabico is Canada's leading manufacturer of high-end custom cabinetry. Our team of 300 professionals and craftsmen, based in Coaticook, Quebec, combines high technology and traditional methods, expertise and business intelligence, to support a large network of some of the most prestigious kitchen retailers in North America. Our customized approach encompasses both the realization of complex projects and the spirit of partnership that frames our business vision.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment opportunities without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

We offer various training, guidance, development, and job shadowing or mentoring on a non-discriminatory basis to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace.

This recruitment process may include the use of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled tools to assist with application screening and assessment. AI tools are used in a supportive capacity only and do not make final hiring decisions. All candidates are evaluated fairly, and human oversight is maintained throughout the process in compliance with applicable employment standards, human rights, and privacy legislation.