Since 1972, Fritz-Alder Precast has been producing and installing precast concrete products, leading the way through innovation. We are growing again and seeking a full-time experienced Plant Engineer to join our team.

Position Summary

The Plant Engineer is a key technical role responsible for ensuring that all precast concrete products manufactured at Fritz-Alder Precast are produced in compliance with applicable codes, standards, project specifications, and quality requirements. This individual will act as the manufacturer’s designated professional engineer, and will provide engineering oversight to production, quality control, and plant operations.

The Plant Engineer will serve as the technical link between engineering, drafting, quality control, and production, ensuring conformance to CSA A23.4, CPCI/PCI standards, and the company’s internal quality management system.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering design and review for production-related needs, such as lifting beams, rigging devices, temporary works, or modifications to production procedures, and issue engineering approval to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards before implementation.
• Ensure all precast concrete products are manufactured in general conformance with approved shop drawings, project specifications, and applicable codes and standards (CSA A23.4, CPCI, PCI).
• Review and approve engineering changes and product releases, ensuring compliance with all applicable requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and availability of all applicable standards, and ensure they are accessible within the plant.
• Review and verify prestressing operations by checking calculations, stressing records, operating procedures, and the design of beds/anchorages to confirm they are correct and in compliance with CSA, CPCI, and PCI standards.
• Verify that manufacturing and concrete testing procedures comply with applicable standards, ensure tests are performed correctly with proper records maintained, and require correction and documentation of any product deviations.
• Provide engineering input on non-conformance reports (NCRs), customer complaints, and product deviations, coordinate resolutions with engineering, production, and QC teams.
• Conduct regular production floor inspections to clarify production tickets, resolve ambiguities, review reinforcement and embed installations, and address production ticket or steel interface issues.
• Incorporate engineering requirements into production practices to ensure consistent quality and conformance to project drawings and specifications.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to standardize details, embedded items, handling hardware, and devices for efficiency and consistency.
• Collaborate daily with QC, production, ready-mix, repair, and yarding personnel to resolve technical and operational issues.
• Support preparation for internal and external plant audits (CPCQA, CSA, or equivalent), review audit findings, and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Identify and resolve production inefficiencies; support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote and reinforce health and safety practices across all operations, ensuring compliance with company and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the province of Ontario.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of precast concrete products.
• Strong knowledge of CSA A23.4, CPCI manuals & guidelines, PCI MNL-116/117, and CPCQA certification requirements.
• Experience with prestressing operations and interpretation of stressing records.
• Familiarity with concrete mix design, testing, and evaluation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to resolve technical issues in a production environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams (engineering, QC, production, management).
• Commitment to continuous improvement and lean manufacturing practices.

Additional Assets

• Experience in a CPCI/CPCQA-certified precast plant.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and production efficiency techniques.