Hi guys,
I was conducting a job search for positions as a manufacturing engineer/intern at canadian companies. I still have about 6 months to land and am currently in the US. Thought it would be better to use the infrastructure to (possibly) get a headstart on things.

As for background, i have a masters in Industrial engg and currently enrolled in the doctorate program. As for experience, there's a lot of academic experience, but comparitively little industry exposure. I started with monster canada as well as a coupl eof other sites such as career edge, workopolis, engcen and so on.

Would someone out there with any kind of manufacturing background give me some idea as to the scene in canada? I specialize in lean manufacturing, six sigma techniques, safety analysis (FMEA etc).It would really be helpful to hear from someone first hand (although i am trying to build up my network in parallel).

If nothing else, i still have the trucking option open!!

Thanks people.
N_W

Sorry, I'm not in the industry so I know jack, but a company (Research In Motion) in my home town (Waterloo, Ontario) is always hiring people - with a couple hundred jobs offered at a time. They are into wireless technology and have state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. They may be interested in someone with your background - send them an email and see. Check them out:

http://www.rim.net/careers/index.shtml

Toyota has a manufacturing plant in Cambridge Ontario, that has job openings for engineers:

https://www.recruitingsite.com/csbsi...sh/careers.asp

Most of Canada's manufacturing occurs in southern Ontario.

I should also mention that Ford has committed to spent a billion dollars to renovate their Oakville, Ontario plant. They will be hiring over a thousand new workers.

http://www.ford.ca/english/LearnAbou...ntre/Apply.asp

http://media.ford.com/translate/arti...ticle_id=19503

http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/041029-1.htm

thanks for the feedback Ocean!!