Project Manager (Industrial Automation)

Location: Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada

Salary: CAD 96,000–132,000 per year, plus annual incentive bonus.

Company

hirify.global Industrial Automation develops custom automation and in-process and end-of-line test systems for automotive, aerospace, transportation, energy, industrial manufacturing, life sciences, consumer products, defense, and emerging technology applications. hirify.global Test focuses on PC-based testing, electrical and electromechanical systems, pneumatic and hydraulic leak and flow testing, and EV products.

What you will do

• Lead complex engineering, automation, and test-system projects from order intake through installation, commissioning, and final customer acceptance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design, assembly, engineering, and project teams while managing scope, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, and contract changes.
• Act as the primary customer contact, maintain project communications, address concerns, and support quotations and customer interactions with account managers and Applications Engineering.
• Manage project financials, including billing, invoicing, milestone documentation, payment approvals, forecasts, and management reports.
• Lead project status reviews, resolve conflicts, escalate deficiencies, and support larger programs under a Program Manager.
• Ensure health, safety, environmental, ethical, procedural, equipment, PPE, hazard-assessment, audit, and training requirements are met.

Requirements

• Post-secondary college diploma, engineering degree, or equivalent education, training, and relevant experience in electrical, mechanical, controls engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least five years of experience in varied projects or markets while serving in a leading role on a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience managing automation projects exceeding $1 million with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven positive leadership and coordination of multidisciplinary project design and assembly teams.
• Practical working knowledge of robots, PLCs, instrumentation, machine-control packages, sensors, and pneumatics.
• Ability to work effectively with customers to deadlines and under pressure-filled conditions.
• Familiarity with computerized word processing, spreadsheets, and AutoCAD or a similar drawing package.
• All employees must follow health, safety, and environmental procedures, legislative requirements, lockout-tagout controls, incident-reporting rules, PPE requirements, and mandatory training.

Nice to have

• Completed or in-progress Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
• Manufacturing or process engineering background, strong mechanical aptitude, and proven troubleshooting skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual incentive bonus, stock purchase or employee share purchase program, RSP matching, and overtime pay.
• Health care benefits, dental benefits, and a $600 health care spending account.
• Three weeks of vacation.
• Employee development programs, educational reimbursement, and internal career opportunities.
• Employee engagement events, treat days, gourmet coffee and beverages, and employee referral bonuses.
• Work in an engaged, empowered, innovative global workforce focused on safe and sustainable automation solutions.