Maintenance Engineer

Job Title:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Manager to join our team at Kaygen Inc.

About the Role:

This is a 12-month contract with potential for extension. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing capital projects from initial strategy planning to the start of mass production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop process plans for battery production lines within the Battery PE department
• Oversee equipment procurement, installation planning to execution, commissioning, pre-production trials, and launch of battery production lines
• Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level
• Lead and/or support equipment trials at vendors prior to shipping and on the manufacturing floor after installation
• Identify punchlist items, conduct root cause analysis, and manage countermeasures
• Summarize KPIs, manage mass-production handover, and support production issues
• Create and maintain detailed schedules for assigned areas
• Maintain budgets for assigned areas

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a similar technical field
• Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects
• Project management experience dealing with capital investments greater than $M
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D drafting software such as AutoCAD
• Willingness to travel for business, both domestic and international, up to 10%

Travel Requirements:

The role requires minimal travel, approximately 20% domestically and no international travel at this time. However, candidates should be prepared for potential future international travel to Japan for meetings and trials.

Overtime and Weekend Work:

Candidates should expect to work some overtime hours and weekends, approximately 20% overtime and not all weekends.

Steel Toe Boots:

A steel toe boot requirement applies to this role.