Position: Equipment Engineering Manager Location: Renfrew On-site Company: Terumo Aortic About Us: At Terumo Aortic, we are dedicated to developing advanced medical devices that improve patient outcomes. As part of our commitment to excellence, we are currently seeking a skilled and experienced Equipment Engineering Manager to join our team. Purpose Of The Job Support engineering improvements to deliver improved yield, equipment reliability, and cost of ownership. Develop equipment performance metrics and KPIs. Provide direct line management of shift-based technicians and equipment engineers, including PMs, training, development, and attendance. Schedule workload and tasks, both planned and unplanned, to ensure optimum utilization of personnel. Act as the primary link and point of contact between shift-based technicians and the day shift organization for communications and prioritizations. Maintain awareness of the relevance and importance of activities performed and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives. Key Responsibilities Coordinate the safe installation of new equipment. Contribute to the design and development of new equipment. Identify cost-saving opportunities in materials and equipment parts, and validate changes to capitalize on these opportunities. Support equipment and process validations in collaboration with the manufacturing engineering team. Develop, maintain, and improve equipment performance-related KPIs. Participate in required QMS audits and ensure appropriate actions are taken in response to audit findings. Establish and monitor group and individual goals and objectives, periodically reviewing performance versus objectives. Provide technical guidance to the team, manage resource loading, and maintain schedules for engineering operations. Ensure key customers, internal and external, are provided the required service level; maintain close collaborative relations with all internal functional teams. Identify, delegate, and oversee the creation and implementation of competency assessments for Facilities Technicians and Equipment Engineers. Minimize equipment and asset downtime through reactive breakdown intervention and management. Manage key Engineering KPIs and hold the team accountable for results. Drive cost-saving initiatives through direct/indirect sources, parts lifetime improvement, and PM optimizations. Provide leadership and guidance for effectively identifying root causes to equipment issues, driving troubleshooting and taskforces as needed. Report and provide feedback to the organization on a real-time basis regarding issues impacting facilities, equipment, and assets across the site. Drive and maintain procedural compliance and ensure teams work within the confines of the organization’s EH&S and QMS policies. Contribute to CAPEX and CI projects through direct involvement of personnel on key allocated tasks. Coach and mentor teams to ensure areas of development are highlighted and progressed. Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner. Skills Required Minimum Degree in Electronics, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering discipline or relevant industry experience. Experience in maintaining a wide range of process equipment. Competence in the use of CMMS systems. Knowledge of statistical tools and MS Office applications. Ability to work with minimum supervision. Why Terumo Aortic? At Terumo Aortic, we believe in fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development.