Overview
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This position is hybrid and located in Liberty, NC. The pay range is $45.00 - $50.00/hr. The role is Expert Level with responsibilities spanning project support, equipment planning, and production readiness.
Responsibilities
- Support 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 production lines.
- Participate in advanced cleanliness protocols (clean room) necessary for the assigned area of manufacturing.
- Support 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
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field or 8+ years equivalent.
- Experience in production preparation and execution of capital projects, preferably from initial strategy planning to the start of mass production.
- Project management experience with capital investments greater than $0.5M.
- Experience 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.).
- Ability for business travel, both domestic and international up to 25%.
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods as needed, based on project condition and schedule.
Experience Level
Expert Level
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $50.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
Available Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Liberty, NC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.