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Engineering Shop Technician
@ Elmer's Manufacturing Ltd
Altona, Manitoba
Overview
Elmer's Manufacturing Ltd is hiring a full-time Engineering Shop Technician to build, inspect and repair prototypes and support test setups and jig fabrication. The role works closely with R&D, Testing, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance, and requires fabrication and mechanical aptitude, reading technical drawings and working with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities:
- Manufacture and repair prototypes from engineering drawings
- Support test setups and jig fabrication
- Take part in problem-solving and continuous improvement
- Maintain a safe, organized 5S workspace
- Report progress and risks using Office 365 and project software
Requirements summary:
- History of working safely
- Strong fabrication and mechanical aptitude
- Ability to read technical drawings
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Machining and CAD experience an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-09
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Job details
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
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Elmer's Manufacturing Ltd
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Our vision is to develop innovative agricultural equipment and solutions that maximize farming potential.
Full company description
Elmer’s Manufacturing Ltd. designs, manufactures, and supports high-quality, innovative equipment focusing on the needs of progressive farmers. Elmer’s started as a small farm business in 1978 and has grown from building row crop cultivators to an extensive and diversified group of equipment lines for any size farming operation. Today Elmer's product lines include the Haulmaster Grain Cart, Super 7 Harrow, Wolverine Ditcher, Ravage Bale Processor and Transfer Tracks. Elmer's continues to expand its facilities and equipment capabilities to maintain the company’s vision to provide innovative agricultural equipment and solutions for maximizing farming potential to feed the world.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,911
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 119
- Reported office locations
- 9118 Hwy 30 North, Altona, MB R0G0B0, CA
- Other recorded names
- Elmer's Manufacturing
- Specialties
- Grain Carts
- Harrows
- Design and Fabrication
- Row Crop Equipment
- Bale Processor
- Ditcher
- and Tracks
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Elmer’s Manufacturing Ltd. designs, manufactures, and supports high-quality, innovative equipment focusing on the needs of progressive farmers. Elmer’s started as a small farm business in 1978 and has grown from building row crop cultivators to an extensive and diversified group of equipment lines for any size farming operation. Today Elmer's product lines include the Haulmaster Grain Cart, Super 7 Harrow…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Machinery Manufacturing |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Altona, MB |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1978 |
| Specialties | Grain CartsHarrowsDesign and FabricationRow Crop EquipmentBale ProcessorDitcherand Tracks |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 19 |
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Are you ready to bring your experience to our growing Engineering Shop team? We have an upcoming opportunity as an Engineering Shop Technician. This role is suited for a versatile technician who works independently, communicates clearly, and supports a wide range of mechanical, fabrication, machining, and engineering activities as our team continues to grow.
Your core mission in the Engineering Shop is to assist our Engineering teams by safely delivering quality work on time. You will work closely with R&D, Testing, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance, and other teams to support development, validation, manufacturing and continuous improvement activities.
Your responsibilities in this role will include:
• Manufacture components to build, inspect, and repair prototypes according to engineering drawings, work instructions, and quality standards.
• Support and facilitate test setups, jig assembly and fabrication, and other assignments.
• Participate in problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain a safe, organized, and 5S aligned workspace.
• Communicate progress, risks, and challenges clearly using Office 365, project management and internal software systems to support strong follow-through
• Contribute to the effectiveness and consistency of shop processes and workflows
Qualifications and Attributes:
• A history of working safely
• Strong fabrication and mechanical aptitude; machining experience considered an asset
• Ability to understand technical drawings
• A continuous improvement mindset with attention to organization and cleanliness
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making ability
• Ownership, Reliability, and Initiative
• Process awareness and good judgment to recognize risks, considering downstream impacts.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Office 365; experience with workflow and project management software
• Lean manufacturing or engineering shop experience
• CAD experience is considered an asset
• Team-focused and improvement-driven, strengthening team connection while constructively challenging the status quo as the Engineering Shop grows
• Customer Focus, Passion and Fun
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