Production Preparation Engineer ( Automotive)

Job Title: Production Preparation Engineer ( Automotive)Location: Liberty, NC 27298Duration: 12 MonthsJob Type: Temporary AssignmentWork Type: OnsitePay Rate: $70.00 - $70.00/Hr Overview:TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.Job Description:Key Responsibilities: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.Supporting battery manufacturing trials to confirm equipment safety, quality, operation availability, and overall efficiency.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.Qualifications: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.Experience with high volume manufacturing support and troubleshooting ability.Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings including building facilities and process equipment drawings.Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).Ability for business travel, both domestic and international, is up to 25%.Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods (such as July and December shutdown) as needed, based on project condition and schedule.Education/Experience:Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field or 5+ years equivalent.Added Bonus:Hands of experience with PowerBI for data analysis and data visualization.Automotive or OEM manufacturing experience.Battery manufacturing experience.TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.