Team Leader - Mechanical

Who is the Automation & Robotics Team?

We are problem solvers who automate and improve manufacturing processes through innovative projects. Speed, precision, flexibility, adaptivity, and tenacity are traits that our people share with the robotic systems we create. With an intense focus on customer experience, we are growing rapidly and constantly evolving.

Our team members tackle challenging robotic pick-and-place, packaging, palletizing, assembly, and quality inspection applications for clients across North America in multiple industries. Typical projects range between 3-12 months in duration, $100k to $10M+ in value, and 3 to 20 awesome team members you can count on.

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What Would a Typical Day Look Like?

As a Team Leader – Mechanical Group, you will:

• Set direction of the Mechanical Group through technical guidance and individual mentorship
• Acts as a strategic leader to assist team in overcoming challenging automation project obstacles through creative problem solving, tenacity, and assertive objective decision making
• Coach Mechanical Group in designing custom automation equipment such as robot end of arm tooling, structures, fixtures, and mechanisms in a collaborative environment using SolidWorks while overseeing the management of project budgets to deliver results on time
• Leverage experience and intuition to identify and mitigate employee, team, and project risks
• Drive the recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding process of new Mechanical Designers.
• Given the nature of the work, employees occasionally work over weekends or outside of standard business hours as required.
• Accountable for the performance review cycle and subsequent development of employees
• Coach team on best practices of solid automation and robotic equipment designs
• Establish a design culture that is safety conscious with an emphasis on flexible functionality
• Assign and schedule resources on projects and tasks as required
• Tackle continuous improvement initiatives to do more with less and improve project lead times
• Take charge of Mechanical Group staffing recommendations and onboarding new employees
• Collaborate with group leaders and management to ensure project and business unit success
• Contribute to strategic planning of the Automation & Robotics Division to fuel growth

What Qualifies You for this Opportunity?

• Extensive experience in mechanical engineering design of automation equipment
• Aptitude for leading both junior and tenured design teams
• Post-secondary Degree/Diploma in Engineering from a recognized engineering faculty or equivalent
• Expert level of proficiency with SolidWorks and AutoCAD
• Advanced knowledge and experience with implementation of pneumatics and electromechanical systems, custom tooling, and manufacturing processes as well as corresponding costing
• Exposure to the food, consumer packaged goods, and general manufacturing industries
• Able to work with multidisciplinary teams on fast-paced projects, prioritizing multiple objectives
• Prior exposure to a client-facing role delivering an extraordinary customer experience
• Motivated and passionate about collaborating with internal team, customers, and vendors to overcome challenges
• Works well with a variety of different people from diverse backgrounds
• An ability to travel; although this position is focused on local clients and minimal travel is required, incumbent should have the ability to travel within US and Canada

What does JMP Offer You?

Here at JMP, we offer a very generous compensation and benefits package including:

• Health
• Dental coverage
• RRSP Matching
• 401K
• and more!

How could you boost your application?

· Experience with programming and electrical design

· A portfolio of projects in which you made significant contributions

· Proficiency with reading electrical and mechanical drawings

· Collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team on innovative projects

What does success look like at JMP?

At JMP, our employees bring more to the table than simply their technical skills. Essential to success at JMP, employees are constantly flexing the following soft skill behaviors to compliment the technical aspects of their roles.

• Personal Effectiveness: strong communication, adaptability, self-awareness, negotiation, problem-solving
• Tenacity: purpose, determination, drive, perseverance
• Sense of urgency: responsiveness, energy, engagement, loyalty
• Smarts: comprehension, learning aptitude, skillfulness, brain power
• Accountable: takes ownership, responsible, go-to person, decisiveness

LEADERSHIP ROLES - What does success look like at JMP?

At JMP, our employees bring more to the table than simply their technical skills. Essential to success at JMP, employees are constantly flexing the following soft skill behaviors to compliment the technical aspects of their roles.

• Create Vision: strategic, confident, communication, passionate
• Inspire Trust: congruence, humility, courage, capable
• Execute Strategy: discipline, focus, accountable, clear the path
• Coach Potential: positive, instructive, empathetic, insightful, acknowledging

Who is JMP?

A mature, North American company founded in 1987 with 16 business units across the US and Canada, JMP serves the Fortune 1000 space providing engineering services and turnkey solutions in seven core areas: process automation, control system integration, information and MES, automation and robotics systems, automated guided vehicles, material handling, and networking and security applications.

One of the fastest growing Systems Integrators in the world, and the only company in the world who is a Rockwell Automation Solution Partner, CSIA and RIA Certified. We are certified as a “Great Place to Work” in both Canada and US. We have also been awarded one of the “Top 50 Best Workplaces Canada” nine (9) times, including Best Workplaces for Inclusion, for Women and Professional Services 2021.

What does JMP value?

Our values are our foundational concepts on which we build JMP; we adhere to these no matter what mountain we climb.

• Integrity: We do what we say we will do, every time, all the time.
• Relationships: We identify professional working relationships and create opportunities to develop those relationships
• Collaboration: We team together to achieve far more than we could on our own
• Leadership: We value people who lead by example, take pride in what they do and inspire others
• Respect: We promotes a caring environment of mutual respect for employees, customers, partners, and communities
• Excellence: We set high standards of performance for ourselves and our team

Why join the JMP team?

As a growing company in the industrial technology industry and rooted with strong corporate values, JMP Solutions can offer a unique value proposition to employees. Our employee promise is a rewarding employee experience delivered through a focus on three key areas:

• Development and Career Growth

• Impact and Recognition

• Flexibility and Collaboration

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

JMP Solutions has an accommodation program in place that provides reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please contact Human Resources.

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