Maintenance Production Line Engineer

Location: Liberty,NC

Duration: 12 months (Possible for extension)

Overtime Hours/Weekend hours: 20% overtime and not all weekends.

Requires Steel Toe Boots: Yes

Travel: Domestic about 20% and International not as of now, but the candidate should be ready for potential travel to Japan for meetings and trials (1-2 weeks at a time, 4-6 months depending on business needs).

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in daily written and verbal reports up to Senior Manager level.
• Develop process plans for battery production lines within the Battery PE department with direct support from the Manager.
• Work in a collaborative team environment, supporting other Engineers, Construction Management Group, Technicians, Vendors, General Contractors, etc., to achieve project milestones.
• Oversee 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.
• Identify punchlist items, conduct root cause analysis, and manage countermeasures.
• Summarize KPIs, manage mass-production handover, and support production issues.
• Engage with cross-functional teams (domestic and international) to discuss open items and key project schedules/milestones.
• Create and maintain detailed schedules for assigned areas.
• Maintain budgets for assigned areas.
• Complete internal and external training as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a 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 ***M.
• 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.
• Willingness to travel for business, 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 conditions and schedule.