Engineer-in-Training (EIT) - Contract

The Company

At Canopy Growth, our mission is clear: improve lives, end cannabis prohibition, and strengthen communities. We believe that cannabis can be a force for good. We’re building a consumer-centric organization that is focused on sharing the transformational potential of cannabis with the world. We will achieve this through an innovative and disruptive portfolio of cannabis and hemp-derived products.

Canopy Growth is the world's leading cannabis and hemp company. We recognize that employees are at the core of our success, and we take pride in a corporate culture that emphasizes inclusiveness, collaboration, and diversity.

Our employees come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their own unique skills and talents to the table, working together to continue our incredible momentum of growth.  If you are interested in building global challenger brands, scaling a business, and working in a values-driven environment, we want to hear from you!

The Opportunity

We are looking for a very organized and detail-oriented problem solver with a positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills to join our engineering team.  This individual will be an integral part of our team and play a key role in taking our manufacturing site in Smiths Falls to the next level.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site technical process support to Canopy Growth’s operating personnel in Smiths Falls on manufacturing, packaging, material handling, cleaning, and processing operations – including troubleshooting equipment and process problems encountered during production.

• Lead product and process development through hands-on laboratory work.

• Participate in cross functional continuous improvement initiatives.

• Work collaboratively with the process engineering team on new and improvement projects. Plan, execute, and complete assigned projects.

• Other duties as assigned such as:

  • Assist with specification, scale-up, and design of process equipment.

  • Assist with commissioning and installation of new or retrofit equipment.

  • Assist with the pre-start safety review (PSR) process for new and existing equipment.

Experience

• B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

• 1-2 years of manufacturing experience in general, and cannabis experience in specific, is an asset.

• Proven ability to be creative, take initiative, and independently drive tasks to completion is required

• The ability to effortlessly transition between manufacturing and laboratory environments is essential for the role.

• Organized, detail-oriented and strong time management skills.

• Basic programming skills in VBA or Python is an asset.

• Familiarity with drawing software such as AutoCAD is an asset.

Other Details

This is a full time contract role (14 months) based out of Smiths Falls, Ontario.

We appreciate your interest, and promise to review all applications, but we will only be contacting those who best fit the requirements.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please notify your Talent Acquisition Partner. Please note, the chosen applicant will be required to successfully complete background and reference checks.