Original job description
Required Skills & Experience
• 10+ years of relevant manufacturing, fabrication, engineering or technical supply chain experience.
• Direct experience with at least one of the following:
o Prefabricated steel structures
o Modular buildings
o E-houses
o Skids/skid-mounted systems
o Prefabricated industrial equipment
• Hands-on experience working with or inside a fabrication shop/manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing cost estimates for manufactured or fabricated products.
• Strong production planning and manufacturing knowledge.
• Experience turning engineering/design documentation into something a fabrication shop can build.
• Experience identifying and working with fabricators and equipment suppliers.
• Understanding of integrating electrical and mechanical equipment into modular/fabricated systems.
• Ability to evaluate designs and recommend changes that improve cost, lead time or manufacturability.
Plusses
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Data centre infrastructure experience.
• Experience with electrical/power equipment.
• Experience manufacturing E-houses, modular electrical rooms or power modules.
• Existing relationships with fabricators and equipment manufacturers.
• Experience with DfMA / Design for Manufacturing and Assembly.
• Experience with modular construction and off-site manufacturing.
• Exposure to factory acceptance testing and QA/QC.
• Engineering or manufacturing degree.
• P.Eng.
Job Description
Our client is looking for a senior DfMA / Manufacturing & Supply Chain Lead to help take a modular data centre design and determine how it will be manufactured, what it will cost, who can build it and how the design can be optimized for efficient production.This is not a traditional procurement or supply chain role. The ideal candidate needs hands-on exposure to fabrication and modular manufacturing and should understand how engineering drawings translate into factory-built products.
Day to Day
• Review modular designs for manufacturability, assembly, transportation and site installation.
• Work with engineering to identify design changes that make modules easier and more cost-effective to manufacture.
• Develop bottom-up cost estimates for individual modules and finished products.
• Identify and qualify fabrication partners and equipment suppliers.
• Engage suppliers to understand pricing, production capacity and lead times.
• Evaluate structural, enclosure, electrical and mechanical suppliers.
• Help turn engineering/design documents into factory-ready fabrication packages.
• Develop manufacturing and assembly strategies.
• Establish factory testing and quality requirements.
• Track long-lead equipment, single-source components and supplier capacity risks.
• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership and external consultants throughout design development.
