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An industry leader in heavy transportation equipment design and manufacture, Aspen Custom Trailers builds well-engineered custom-built trailers in many capacities and for a variety of extreme operating conditions. We are a medium sized manufacturing company located in Leduc, Alberta - just south of Edmonton. We are currently seeking applications for the following positions:
Purchasing Assistant
Manufacturing Engineer
System Design Engineer
Material Handler
Welder/Fitter
Purchasing Assistant
Aspen Custom Trailers is the premier supplier of heavy haul transportation equipment to the World and we have an exciting opening for a Purchasing Assistant. This is no everyday role and no day will ever be called ordinary.
Reporting to the Materials Manager, you will support the production requirements by buying and expediting direct material from material planning reports. Your ability to multi task with ease will allow you to negotiate service contracts, maintain excellent supply chain relations, identify alternative sources, and monitor inventory of consumable products. And that's not all... at Aspen our Buyers are expected to find quick solutions to unplanned changes and use their creativity to resolve supply problems when they occur.
Most would call you a Jack or Jill of all trades, and you look for opportunities that will challenge you to learn and keep you busy. In this role, your days will be varied as you work directly with Engineering, Production and Accounting.
The successful candidate will have at 1-2 years experience purchasing direct materials in a manufacturing environment or working in a parts department. You are able to cope in a dynamic environment, have a demonstrated ability to solve problems, are equally flexible and demanding depending on the situation, manage your time effectively, and are meticulously organized. We run an integrated accounting and enterprise resource planning system so intermediate computer skills in MS-Office programs are a must. A recognized professional designation or diploma in supply chain management is an asset but not required.
Aspen Trailers offers great benefits, leading training programs, and competitive salaries. This growing business looks for people with energy, drive and passion to contribute to the team. Aspen will consider your ability to learn if you don’t have all the direct experience listed above. If you have a proven aptitude to learn quickly, we still want to meet you.
The successful applicant will have their choice of hours, Monday to Friday either 8am to 4:30pm or 7am-3:30pm.
Manufacturing Engineer
Are you a Manufacturing Engineer looking for a career with a growing company? Do you thrive on designing and documenting processes? Do you love spending your day studying statistics and identifying opportunities for operational improvements? Do you want to work for a company who values its employees and is willing to train and grow each member of the team?
Every day the team at Aspen Custom Trailers takes on some of the biggest heavy haul design and manufacturing challenges in North America. This is a hands-on role optimizing current manufacturing processes and designing new process to build multi-axle transporters in our 100,000 square foot facility in Leduc, Alberta.
You will be responsible for developing and continually improving Aspen’s manufacturing processes. Every day you will be working to optimize quality, capacity and efficiency by investigating, designing and modelling all Aspen’s manufacturing processes. As well, you will recommend and commission capital expenditures including manufacturing equipment and material handling equipment to improve efficiency as well as collaborate with design engineers to optimize design for ease of manufacture. If you’re looking for a career where you will make an impact every single day, this is the opportunity for you!
The successful candidate will have a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering (Industrial or Manufacturing) with a demonstrated understanding of process design methodologies for low volume, high mix product offerings and lean manufacturing theory. You have two or more years working in your profession. If you have experience designing processes for manufacturing mobile equipment, you will be considered first! You bring with you a personal commitment to excellence, a meticulous nature and extraordinary computer and statistical skills.
Aspen Trailers offers great benefits, leading training programs, and competitive salaries. This growing business looks for people with energy, drive and passion to contribute to the team. If the idea of rolling up your sleeves to improve our manufacturing processes excites you, please send your resume with a cover letter for our consideration to hr@aspentrailer.com.
System Design Engineer
Every day the expert team at Aspen Custom Trailers takes on some of the biggest heavy haul design and manufacturing challenges in North America. What may appear as “mission impossible” to some customers and manufacturers are precisely the challenges that Aspen’s team likes best. We have an exciting opportunity open for an innovative system design engineer looking for the next step in their career in a growing company that has been around for over 30 years.
This is a hands-on role designing the hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems of our multi-axle transporters. Not only will you design the systems for these huge transporters, you’ll qualify vendor parts, document the system’s performance to meet regulations, and provide technical support to our customers.
The successful candidate will have a technical diploma in Engineering with 2+ years experience in systems design. Systems design principles are second nature to you and your experience in the systems design of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical will put you at the front of the pack. You work well in a shop environment and excel at developing systems using CAD and Solid modeling software. You bring with you a commitment to excellence and a meticulous nature. People are drawn to you given your excellent interpersonal skills matched with your impeccable communication to both colleagues and customers alike.
Aspen Trailers offers great benefits, leading training programs, and competitive salaries. This growing business looks for people with energy, drive and passion to contribute to the team. If the idea of rolling up your sleeves to work with the systems you design excites you, please send your resume with a cover letter for our consideration to hr@aspentrailer.com.
Material Handler
Aspen Custom Trailers is looking for an experienced Material Handler to join the team at their production facility in Leduc, Alberta. The Material Handling team is key to the success of Aspen’s production, if the production staff don’t have or can’t find the material they need exactly when they need it, the entire process comes to a grinding halt. Do you want to work on a team that is respected at every level of the company? Do you want the opportunity to increase your material handling skills to the level a leading manufacturer needs? Do you want to work at a brand new facility and for a company constantly investing in new systems and equipment? If this sounds like the job for you, apply today.
Every day the team at Aspen Custom Trailers takes on some of the biggest heavy haul design and manufacturing challenges in North America. What may appear as “mission impossible” to some customers and manufacturers are precisely the challenges that Aspen’s team likes best.
Loading and unloading trucks will be a big part of your day as you will be responsible for controlling the flow of material at Aspen’s production facility. You will receive material and put it in the correct location, kit parts according to bills of material so they are ready for each work center when they need them and cycle count inventory on a schedule. It’s all about control and the Material Handling team is responsible for controlling all material in and out of the stock room, inside the production facility and in the yard. Keeping the shop clean is also part of the job because we all know it’s impossible to find what you need in an untidy facility.
The ideal candidate has at least 2 years shipping/receiving experience with fork lift, loader and overhead crane experience. If you don’t have experience running a loader or overhead crane, we can teach you. But you must have a strong work ethic, be meticulously organized and quick to learn new skills. Aspen Trailers offers great benefits, training programs, and competitive wages. This growing business looks for people with energy, drive and passion to contribute to the team.
If this posting describes the ideal position for you, please apply by email to hr@aspentrailer.com.
We are currently accepting applications for Welder/Fitters at our Leduc production facility - if you're interested please send your resume to hr@aspentrailer.com
