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With headquarters in Elmira, Ontario, Advance Millwrights has built a reputation for reliable service, quality workmanship, and innovative solutions. As a member of the Tri-Mach Group family of brands, we collectively deliver integrated capabilities across design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance for turnkey project execution for the essential industries that feed and sustain the world.\nWe are seeking a skilled and experienced Mechanical Designer to join our dynamic team. The Mechanical Designer is responsible for designing various mechanical devices that will be vital in developing machinery and/or large structures, working closely with our team of Project Managers, Shop Personnel to ensure project success. We are looking to add someone to our team who is a lateral thinker, able to navigate complexity and embrace ambiguity.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nDesign & Engineering Responsibilities\nDesign and develop custom material handling, conveying, sorting, and processing systems for agricultural, industrial, and recycling applications, including conveyors, elevators, distributors, diverters, bins, access platforms, towers, bridges, structural assemblies, and other custom equipment.\nDevelop conceptual equipment layouts, process-flow designs, and complete production or material-handling line layouts, considering equipment functionality, material flow, accessibility, maintainability, safety, and site constraints.\nTranslate customer requirements, site conditions, project specifications, and operational needs into practical end-to-end mechanical design solutions, integrating multiple pieces of equipment into a coordinated system.\nWork closely with Project Managers, Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and other internal stakeholders to ensure designs accurately reflect the approved scope of work, customer requirements, project specifications, budget considerations, and installation requirements.\nParticipate in all stages of the mechanical design process, from initial concepts and feasibility layouts through approval drawings, detailed design, fabrication drawings, installation drawings, and final documentation.\nCreate detailed 3D models, assemblies, and 2D manufacturing/shop drawing packages using SolidWorks and AutoCAD/Autodesk technologies, ensuring drawings contain the dimensions, tolerances, materials, fabrication details, and other information required for manufacturing and installation.\nPerform SolidWorks simulations and design analysis, where applicable, to evaluate equipment performance, mechanical movement, fit, interference, loading, and other design considerations prior to fabrication.\nApply field knowledge and practical design principles when developing solutions for brownfield and existing-facility environments, accounting for existing equipment, structures, building constraints, access requirements, utilities, and installation considerations.\nDesign custom equipment and mechanical assemblies with consideration for manufacturability, fabrication methods, installation, serviceability, equipment access, reliability, and lifecycle requirements.\nProject & Cross-Functional Support\nCollaborate with Sales during the proposal and concept development stages to create preliminary layouts, equipment concepts, system configurations, and technical scopes that support customer quotations and project development.\nCreate and maintain accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs) within the ERP system to support procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and project execution.\nWork collaboratively with Purchasing and suppliers to identify and source appropriate materials, components, and fabricated parts, including components required for prototypes, custom equipment, and project-specific applications.\nProvide technical support to Manufacturing and Assembly throughout fabrication and equipment build, responding to design questions, resolving fit or interference issues, and incorporating practical manufacturing feedback into designs.\nMaintain accurate engineering documentation and incorporate revisions, field changes, lessons learned, and approved design modifications into drawings and models.\nRequirements\nPost-secondary degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Design, or a related technical discipline.\nMinimum 3 years of relevant mechanical design experience within an industrial equipment, material handling, agricultural, recycling, manufacturing, or custom-engineered equipment environment.\nAdvanced proficiency with SolidWorks, including complex 3D parts and assemblies, detailed drawings, and design documentation. Experience with SolidWorks PDM and SolidWorks Simulation is strongly preferred.\nStrong proficiency with AutoCAD 2D and Autodesk technologies, with experience developing equipment layouts, facility layouts, process-flow drawings, and installation or general arrangement drawings.\nStrong understanding of metal fabrication and manufacturing processes, including welding, sheet metal, structural fabrication, machining, material selection, tolerances, and assembly methods.\nDemonstrated experience designing or integrating material handling and conveying equipment, such as conveyors, elevators, distributors, diverters, bins, platforms, towers, bridges, structural assemblies, or other custom industrial equipment, is an asset.\nExperience creating and maintaining accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs) to support purchasing, fabrication, assembly, and project execution.\nExperience developing or interpreting hydraulic and pneumatic schematics and systems is considered an asset.\nWe Look Forward to Hearing from You!\nWe are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Accommodations are available upon request during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.\nThis role is for an existing position and is actively recruiting.\nTri-Mach Group of Companies Inc. does not use artificial intelligence tools when screening, assessing, and selecting candidates for hire.\nHourly Wage Range For The Role: $35.00 - $43.00\nThe hourly wage range provided in this posting is intended as a general guideline. Final compensation will be determined based on a number of factors, including a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location, as well as internal equity and budget considerations. 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