Production Engineer

Altair•Liberty, NC

52d

About The Position

Our client in Liberty, NC is looking for a Production Engineer. This is a contract position. What You Will Do: Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level. Developing process plans for battery production lines within the Battery PE department with direct support from the Manager. Working in a collaborative team environment (supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc.) to achieve project milestones. Equipment procurement, installation planning to execution, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines. Participate in advanced cleanliness protocols (clean room) necessary for assigned area of battery manufacturing. Lead and/or support equipment trials at vendors prior to shipping and on the manufacturing floor after installation ensuring all targets are met for safety, quality and productivity. Punchlist item identification, root cause analysis, and countermeasure management. KPI summarization, mass-production handover, and production issues support. Cross-functional team engagement (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones. Creating and maintaining detailed schedules for assigned areas. Maintain budgets for assigned areas. Completing internal and external training.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field.
Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects, preferably from initial strategy planning to the start of mass production.
Project management experience dealing with capital investments greater than $0.5M.
Experience in creating and maintaining detailed schedules including milestone achievement for manufacturing equipment installation.
Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings including building facilities and process equipment drawings.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Proficiency with 2D and 3D drafting software such as AutoCAD.
Ability for business travel, both domestic and international up to 10%.
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods (such as July and December shutdown) as needed, based on project condition and schedule.

Responsibilities

Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level.
Developing process plans for battery production lines within the Battery PE department with direct support from the Manager.
Working in a collaborative team environment (supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc.) to achieve project milestones.
Equipment procurement, installation planning to execution, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines.
Participate in advanced cleanliness protocols (clean room) necessary for assigned area of battery manufacturing.
Lead and/or support equipment trials at vendors prior to shipping and on the manufacturing floor after installation ensuring all targets are met for safety, quality and productivity.
Punchlist item identification, root cause analysis, and countermeasure management.
KPI summarization, mass-production handover, and production issues support.
Cross-functional team engagement (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones.
Creating and maintaining detailed schedules for assigned areas.
Maintain budgets for assigned areas.
Completing internal and external training.