Location: Ontario, Canada
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $90,000 – $100,000 + annually
Lead Innovation in Non-Ferrous Foundry Engineering
We are seeking an experienced Senior Foundry Engineer to provide technical leadership within a fast-paced manufacturing environment specializing in non-ferrous castings.
This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering professional who enjoys solving complex production challenges, leading new product launches, optimizing foundry processes, and working closely with customers, production teams, and tooling specialists. You'll play a key role in driving operational excellence while supporting the continued growth of our engineering department.
What You'll Do
Engineering Leadership
- Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor within the engineering team.
- Support day-to-day engineering operations and provide practical solutions to production challenges.
- Drive accountability and technical excellence across engineering and tooling teams.
- Collaborate with production, quality, and management to improve manufacturing performance.
Process & Product Development
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes for non-ferrous castings.
- Design gating and risering systems to optimize casting quality and production efficiency.
- Lead new product introductions from concept through production validation.
- Conduct feasibility reviews and support customer onboarding activities.
- Participate in technical design reviews with customers and suppliers.
- Identify process risks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the manufacturing operation.
Tooling & Manufacturing Support
- Oversee tooling layouts with a focus on manufacturability and production efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance to tooling and manufacturing teams.
- Support engineering documentation, work instructions, and manufacturing standards.
- Assist with estimating new components and updating production costs.
- Support capacity planning and manufacturing resource requirements.
- Provide engineering support for welding repairs and shop-floor production issues.
Operational Excellence
- Independently troubleshoot engineering and production issues.
- Escalate technical concerns with practical recommendations when required.
- Provide regular updates on engineering priorities, project status, and operational risks.
- Drive improvements in manufacturing quality, productivity, and efficiency.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong hands-on experience in non-ferrous foundry operations. Looking for 6 years of experience plus.
- Extensive knowledge of casting processes, including gating, risering, and solidification principles.
- Experience with tooling design, foundry layouts, and manufacturing constraints.
- Customer-facing experience supporting technical reviews and new product launches.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.
- Strong communication and leadership abilities.
Preferred Skills
- Experience leading engineering teams or mentoring junior engineers.
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Proven ability to solve complex production challenges under tight deadlines.
- Experience working directly with production, quality, tooling, and customer teams.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
