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Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL)

Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL) is seeking a Manager, Design & Design to lead our Drafting & Design Team. This position is responsible for developing people, improving department performance, and ensuring production-ready models, drawings, BOMs, and related fabrication documentation are delivered accurately, consistently, and on schedule.

This is a high-ownership leadership role, you will coach, guide, and build team capability while strengthening processes, governance, and standard work across the drafting/design function.

What you’ll be accountable for:

People Leadership (core focus)

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of drafting and design professionals
• Set clear expectations, provide ongoing feedback, and support performance management
• Build training plans and growth pathways to strengthen technical depth and consistency
• Drive accountability and collaboration through daily leadership and “coaching in the moment”

Delivery & Quality

• Provide direction, planning, and execution for all CAD/drafting/documentation deliverables
• Ensure outputs meet applicable codes/standards, customer requirements, and internal quality expectations
• Maintain strong revision control, drawing discipline, and “right-first-time” deliverables

Capacity, Scheduling & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Forecast workload and resource requirements; manage schedules, priorities, and assignments
• Participate in S&OP and translate demand signals into manpower and planning
• Communicate risks, constraints, and recommendations early and clearly
• Coordinate internal and external drafting resources (as needed)

Standardization & Continuous Improvement

• Own CAD/PDM governance, procedures, templates, libraries, and drawing standards
• Track KPIs including on-time delivery, cycle time, rework/defects, and SLA adherence
• Use data and root-cause thinking to reduce rework, improve throughput, and strengthen standard work

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Post-secondary education in Drafting/Design Technology, Mechanical Technology, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years progressive drafting/design documentation experience in industrial manufacturing
• People leadership experience strongly preferred (formal leader or lead/acting capacity)

Technical Skills

• Strong 3D modelling and 2D detailing knowledge for fabrication and assembly documentation
• Autodesk Inventor and/or SolidWorks preferred
• PDM/PLM and revision control experience is an asset
• Understanding of weld symbols and technical documentation standards
• Familiarity with ASME, ASTM, TEMA, API standards is an asset

Leadership & Communication

• Comfortable with performance management, coaching, and difficult conversations
• Strong stakeholder management across Engineering, Projects, Procurement, and Production
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a practical, solutions-first approach

Work Environment

• Primarily office-based with regular time in the manufacturing environment (PPE required)
• Occasional travel may be required for training or business needs

Why this role matters

Your leadership directly impacts execution quality, schedule performance, and internal customer satisfaction across the value stream, from upstream design inputs through downstream procurement and fabrication.

Apply today to lead a team where your coaching, standards mindset, and accountability-driven leadership will truly move the business forward.

Job Type: Full-time

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Calgary, AB T2C 3G3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have direct people leadership experience (leading employees, performance coaching, assigning work, developing team capability)?
• What CAD software do you have strong working experience in? (List all that apply)

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Other (please specify)

• Do you have experience creating or enforcing drafting standards (templates, title blocks, revision rules, libraries, seed models)?
• What is your salary expectation?
• Are you familiar with codes/standards such as ASME, ASTM, TEMA, API?
• How many people have you directly led at one time?

Experience:

• drafting/design: 5 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Calgary, AB T2C 3G3