Specials Designer
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- Toronto, ON
- 65.650-82.050 $ par an
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Interpret customer needs; modify existing products/designs to create new products that address specific customer requirements.
- Liase with Product Mgmt/others to ensure that derived solutions falls within scope of allowed specials.
- Liase with 3rd party suppliers to source components required to produce the special product.
- Develop product concepts that demonstrate features & functional requirements in response to customer requests.
- Produce detailed drawings for specials using SolidWorks and at times AutoCAD
- Create accurate Bills of Materials to support special designs.
- Provide quality control of drawing information by checking the work of other Specials Designers.
- Ability to produce layouts and/or detailed models for presentations.
- Forward quotes to suppliers as required to request pricing on special components & assemblies.
- Utilize quoted costs, knowledge of standard product pricing, estimates & an established pricing procedure to create list pricing for special products.
- Prepare prototypes to prove viability of product & associated process.
- Use prototypes to validate that the special meets or exceeds the design requirements, adheres to Teknion & applicable industry standards & meets the customers’ requirements & specifications.
- Responsible for tool procurement (component, assembly, & fixtures) and development of tools designs with vendors in order to properly manufacture ordered specials.
- Liase with Manufacturing/Manufacturing Eng. as required ensuring the proper processing of specials.
- Provide Technical Support for the manufacturability, function, appearance, product application, product offering, testing and installation of all specials (Past & Present).
- Perform site visits (problem installations) to determine root cause & propose product Improv./solutions.
- Act as project leader for the processing of specials related ECRs & ECOs.
- Liase with Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Product Support & Product Management to assess the feasibility of producing technically challenging specials.
- Responsible for monitoring of testing & ensuring specials pass all BIFMA, CGSB, CSA, UL tests for furniture hardware/equipment.
- Manage all customer specific projects (specials) from design inception through to finished product.
- Support and lead the evaluation and selection of new vendors specific to new special products.
- Mechanical Engineering Degree from an accredited Post Secondary Institution (Advanced technical certification from an accredited Post Secondary Institution will be considered if accompanied by demonstrated aptitude & experience in a similar role)
- Good technical understanding with respect to the capabilities & limitations of various processes in a sheet metal manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of SolidWorks /AutoCAD 2018 or similar CAD application in a Windows NT environment
- Demonstrated proficiency in Excel & Word for Windows
- Excellent oral & written communication skills and superior organizational skills
- Ability & willingness to work & learn new skills in a fast paced, team environment
- Flexibility to work independently & with minimal supervision
- Ability to perform hands-on prototyping work in a shop environment using common hand tools