Job description

Haakon Industries is a manufacturing company whose mission is to breathe life into an advanced and responsible future. We accomplish our goal by making engineered-to-order products of exceptional quality, solving challenges with technical and sustainable solutions, and maintaining healthy working relationships.

Haakon Industries is a rapidly expanding, client-focused, manufacturer of custom air handling equipment. We have developed a reputation for quality that has many of North America’s largest companies asking for our products by name. Our equipment is used in hospitals, pharmaceutical laboratories, microchip manufacturers, universities, automotive manufacturing plants, and countless other institutional, industries, and commercial facilities. We strive for excellence by continuing to invest in our facilities, our product and our people.

Haakon Industries currently has 3 manufacturing facilities; one in Kingston, ON, Canada and one in Cheney, WA, USA and our newest facility which opened in September of 2021.

We are looking for production engineers to be a part of the team to start up and manage our newest facility.

The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical aptitude and problem solving skills, along with well developed interpersonal skills, both written and verbal. Working as a Production Engineer it is important that you are capable of effectively managing changing priorities, are self motivated and thrive in an extremely fast paced environment. You must understand lean manufacturing principals, have a high level of mechanical aptitude, be a strong proponent of continuous change and enjoy spending time on the production floor, this is a very hands on engineering position.

Qualifications;

• Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Chemical Engineering

Some of the responsibilities include;

• Continuous process design, improvement and analysis
• Project management
• Product testing including; fan vibration, airflow, unit casing leakage and deflection and sound
• Liaison between design engineering and production
• Quality Control
• Development and design; programming and testing of new parts
• Trouble shooting throughout fabrication process
• Serving as a technical resource to production staff, customers and sales

We offer an extensive one year training program that will include training and exposure to fabrication and electrical design, applications engineering at our corporate office (located in Richmond, BC) and production engineering training in Cheney, WA or Kingston, ON, Canada.

Training in Richmond BC requires that you be willing and able to travel internationally.

If you are interested in joining an entrepreneurial company who respects their employees and encourages independence and success, we would like to hear from you. Please submit your application here or forward your resume and cover letter to ali.pancoast@haakon.com. Please include salary requirements.

Haakon is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

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