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About the Company
Our client is a vertically integrated global manufacturer and distributor of emissions control systems and products, focused on the heavy duty diesel and light duty vehicle markets.
Located in Markham, Ontario our client’s manufacturing facility is a leading environmental applications engineering and manufacturing centre producing a full range of EPA and CARB Verified exhaust emissions control solutions. The firm offers a full range of products for OEM, Aftermarket and retrofit markets for the reduction of exhaust emissions of on road, off-road and stationary diesel, gasoline and alternative fuel engines including propane and natural gas. The firm’s diesel oxidation catalyst and diesel particulate filter products have been proven in the most severe conditions, including underground and open pit mining, tunneling, cargo handling, industrial and stationary power generation applications, urban transit, school bus and other on and off-road fleets.
Our client’s products help to ensure air quality, productivity, and of course employees health and safety. With recent studies showing that harmful emissions from diesel engines are responsible for severe heart and respiratory diseases, the firm is proud to provide its customers with diesel retrofitting solutions that not only drastically lower toxic emissions, keeping customers safe around their diesel fueled vehicles and equipment, but also reduce the harmful impact on the environment as well.
Scope of Position
The Technical Manager/Director is responsible for the research and development tasks designed to improve the firm’s current products while paving the way for new products. In addition, the individual and his/her team will provide technical support for both internal and external customers.
The Technical Manager/Director will employ a range of design and engineering skills and processes to design and shape new products for a variety of applications. balancing innovative engineering design and functional requirements, products will be designed to provide solutions and improvements within the market segment, raising awareness of company offerings. Other duties may include the creation of improvements for existing products and the identification of potential increases in efficiency in product design. The work involves research, design, modeling, testing and production of prototypes for brand new products, or making improvements to existing products. The role demands an in-depth knowledge of materials production processes, market research and commercial awareness.
Functional Tasks
Key Performance Deliverables
In light of the identified responsibilities, the following are specific deliverables that the position is designed to achieve.
Competency Profile
The following competencies listed below define the role of Technical Manager/Director:
Role Expertise
Demonstrates critical technical or professional knowledge/skills related to the role. Has thorough knowledge of relevant products, services and methods. Expands technical knowledge/skills and keeps up-to-date in own area of expertise.
Industry & Market Awareness
Seeks to anticipate and respond to industry and market changes/challenges by understanding key characteristics, issues and the factors driving them. Aware of competitor’s products, services and position.
People Management
Establishes and communicates clear priorities and sense of direction. Clarifies roles and responsibilities. Adapts management style to achieve optimum results.
Planning & Objective Setting
Systematic in approach to work. Produces action plans in which objectives are defined and steps for achieving them are clearly specified. Plans by breaking down large task into subtasks. Develops plans that anticipate obstacles. Is realistic about time-scales and builds in appropriate checkpoints, milestones and controls in order to ensure that desired results are realized.
Innovation
Generates new ideas. Challenges existing assumptions. Goes beyond the status quo. Recognizes the need for new or modified approaches. Brings various perspectives and approaches together, combining them in a creative fashion to implement effective improvements.
Problem Solving
Draws parallels across situations and contexts. Divides problems into their individual elements. Develops several explanations or alternatives. Separates the core of a problem from its symptoms and can identify cause and effect.
Results Orientation
Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Aims to improve upon past performance. Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them.
Customer/Client Orientation
Strives to provide customers/clients with personalized and efficient service. Anticipates customers’/clients’ needs. Quickly follows up on customer/client contacts and complaints. Monitors and acts on measures of customer/client satisfaction.
Preferred Experience / Education
The following indicates specific industry, academic and functional experience/qualifications that are
important to the successful achievement of the identified responsibilities and performance
deliverables.
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