Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Moose Jaw
Overview / Aperçu
OUR COMPANY:
Established on 1898, GATX is the leading global provider of railcar leasing and service to customers throughout North America, Europe, and India. Through Trifleet, we own, lease, and manage an international fleet of tank containers. Jointly with Rolls-Royce plc, we also own one of the largest aircraft spare engine leasing portfolios in the world. Across all our businesses, we provide innovative, unparalleled service that enables our customers to transport what matters safely and sustainably, while championing the well‑being of our employees and communities.
Position Purpose
Oversee all facility/manufacturing engineering support for the GATX Moose Jaw railcar repair facility. This includes leading capital investment projects, equipment maintenance improvements (up time), and equipment/tooling‑related process improvements. This role is also responsible for the Maintenance department and employees, including all aspects of safety, quality, production and cost. This role is key in supporting continuous improvement activities.
Responsibilities / Responsabilités
Scope of Work :
Briefly describe the level/type of contacts that will interact with the position; impact of the position on the business, level/type of authority, independence, complexity, analysis, judgement and decisions; and number of people reporting to the position and their titles.
The FM Engineer interacts primarily with department managers, service center managers, and shop floor personnel. Through these interactions, the person in this position embodies the Lean tenet of “Go See, Ask Why, Show Respect,” in order to gain the trust of colleagues and effectively lead change. The incumbent must also be able to prepare, present, and defend project recommendations and decisions to upper management.
Key Job
Activities:
This position serves as the primary point of contact for all capital investments and manufacturing engineering support that improve shop operations. This person interacts with facility leadership, corporate facility engineering and operations finance departments, and external customers/contractors on a regular basis to develop projects and deliver improved results for shop operations. This role will report directly to shop management with dotted line reporting into the corporate Facility Engineering Dept.
Serve as site lead and technical project manager for capital investment projects at the shop in the following areas:
Includes large-scale capital investment, process improvements (productivity), and other growth projects.
Key role as continuous improvement / Kaizen manufacturing engineering support to design and implement tooling and equipment to improve railcar repair operations.
Typically, this role works across departments and functional areas, including safety, quality, delivery, and cost, as well as shop production, material, maintenance, and switching
Oversee Maintenance and support production for the facility
Plan preventative maintenance programs for the repair shop to optimize the availability (up time) of all equipment
Provide expertise and guidance regarding equipment and buildings
Direct management over maintenance supervision and the maintenance department
Design tooling/ fixtures for railcar repair
Manage all project and maintenance-related expenses
Assist in the preparation of capital, operating, and repair budgets, providing justification as applicable
Lead/assist in the preparation of justification for capital investment proposals.
Provide updates to current year budgeting and planning for upcoming years
Manage vendor relationships through the project life cycle, from quote to completion, and implementation of capital equipment
Qualifications / Qualification
Education and/or Experience Required (including certifications) :
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, manufacturing or mechanical engineering preferred
5-7 years of previous shop floor supervisory, operations management, and/or value stream management experience is highly recommended.
Experience in a low-volume/high-mix industry or multiple, varied industries is preferred
Experience in project management for capital expenditures, production…
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