Coordinate the activities of a group of Toolmakers/Electricians/Assemblers and apprentices involved in the build, coordination, bench assembly, floor/cell assembly and integration of robotic work cells and factory automation products in order to ensure that a quality product is built on time, safely and under budget.
· Manage the administration and delegation of work for team members within the Assembly Department according to their skill and experience.
· Plan work effectively, managing resources, total labour hours, project schedules, overtime and departmental budgets
· Ensure training of apprentices according to the ATS manufacturing standards.
· Participate in the planning stage of the project with the Project Manager and project team. This information will equip you to communicate the functionality of the customer’s needs.
· Attend design reviews as required.
· Coordinate manufacturing/assembly needs through own group and at times with other trades as required.
· Ensure that ATS standards are met during the assembly process. Advise designers of any potential design problems, coordinating rework if required.
· Responsible for all assembly activities related to construction of CSA B51 and CSA N285.0 pressure boundary components within the ATS Certificate of Authorization as required.
· Strictly follow CSA N285/NQA Quality requirements as defined within the manual and procedures
· Proceed with floor assembly according to floor plan layout and the component selection form; assembling the job in a safe and proper order according to procedures. Coordinate with electricians, fabricators and PLC programmers to provide their needs which the Toolmakers/Assemblers are responsible for, in a timely manner. Provide the other departments with the tooling needed to accomplish their tasks according to the schedule.
· Participate in the debug/integration of the line and station start up. Complete the set up checks of stations before the PLC is scheduled to be on the station. Check to see if cycle times are achievable and advise design of potential problems. Run the entire line with group and others if required to check functionality of operator stations, operator interface, loading and unloading areas and guarding for ease of maintenance.
· Fill out and complete rework accumulation sheets immediately as required.
· Work with assigned manual writer to instruct special requirements of the line.
· Provide mechanical support during the duration of debug/integration and acceptance.
· Manage tear down and shipping of the equipment, dismantling in an orderly fashion to minimize the installation time at customers’ site and coordinate these efforts.
· Select Toolmaker/Assembler to be an ambassador for ATS at the customers’ site. Provide a quick and efficient installation of the equipment at customers’ site. Follow all safety procedures according to the ATS Health and Safety Manual in addition to following any onsite customer health and safety procedures.
· Manage the selected Toolmaker/Assembler to reassemble equipment to the point of buy-off at customer’s site and train maintenance and operators on running equipment and following ATS safety procedures (i.e. auto-manual key switch, lockout procedure) plus any customer safety requirements.
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