Manufacturing and Test Engineer

Location:

Halifax Fan based at CNY Fabrication LLC: 79 General Irwin Blvd, North Syracuse, NY 13212 This position has somewhat of a hybrid nature, but the majority of the work will be based at the CNY Fabrication facility and travel to customers.

Reporting to:

Functional – Field Service and Test Supervisor

Hierarchical Manager – Chief Engineer

Purpose of role:

To assemble, test, install, maintain and service Halifax-fan Product and assemblies both within the field and at the CNY manufacturing facility.

Quality, Cost, Delivery & Safety (QCDS) responsibilities

• Quality: Know the design sold, and ensure the tested assembly meets that design 100% of the time. If unsure STOP, clarify and disposition appropriately.
• Cost: Work closely with all other departments to share areas of concern with Build Quality, and seek systemic corrective action that prevents this from repeating.
• Delivery: Know and meet the Master Production Schedule (MPS) agreed Test/Fitting complete date.
• Safety: Maintain a no compromise Health and Safety compliant work environment. Your workspace must be 5S compliant.

Key Requirements and Responsibilities:

At CNY Fab

• Fully Participate as a Member of the Fitting Team sharing responsibility for ensuring deliveries are in line with the MPS (Master Production Schedule).
• Work with other members of the Halifax and CNY teams to ensure all parts are available on time and to the correct specification and cost.
• Balance Impellers (Using Halifax Fan Balancing machine) and record quality related data.
• Assemble and record quality related build information/data.
• Final test (Trim Balance) Halifax Fan products, and record quality related data.
• Trouble shoot and rectify fan vibration and/or performance issues prior to shipment.
• Validate that the product meets the specification and standards/codes of the product sold.
• Ensure Zero Defects prior to release of an assembly to shipping.
• Ensure all documentation is supplied with the product.
  
  

At Customer site

• Install, Maintain and Service Fans and Assemblies located at the customer site.
• Trouble shoot and rectify fan installation issues (vibration and/or performance) at customer site.
• Instruct /lead site work crews to conduct disassembly/assembly of fan equipment and appurtenances.
• Be aware of all applicable work instructions/procedures. Ensure discipline in their use.
• Participate in customer site Safety training and work strictly is accordance with that training.
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General

• Own the quality of your own work.
• Never compromise your safety, or that of anyone else. If you see or feel a situation may compromise safety, STOP and report. Ensure you know that the process, tools and capacities utilised to manufacture a given design, allow for the Job to be completed without compromising safety.
• Using a combination of 5S Boards, Visual Postings and Team Meetings, maintain awareness and transparency with all members of your Team in what is working, and what is not. The team should constantly review, measure and optimise its methods, so that Halifax-fan is better assured to meet its commitments, while maintaining total order fulfilment Cycle Time.

Knowledge, Skill or Ability required

• Needs to be a skilled Fitter/assembler of rotating equipment.
• Essential- Apprentice Trained or 3 years’ experience in the role or 5 years in any similar mechanical role.
• Desirable – 10 years’ experience in a similar role.
• 3 years of using Vibration analysis equipment and processes.
• Qualified min. Level/Cat 2 vibration Institute.
• Able to work on their own using instructions in written or verbal form.
• Ability of organise Travel to customer site (Domestic) often short notice
• Ability work safely in often difficult to access locations.
• Ability to lift and place parts up to 25lbs.
• Clean Driver’s License.