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Engineering Project Administrator

The Fountain Group LLC
  • Newton, NC
  • $30–$37 Per Hour
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4 days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Engineering Project Administrator

Pay: $30-37/hr
Duration:1 yr
Location: Onsite in Newton, NC
Schedule: M-F: 8AM-5PM 


Overview:
The Technical Project Administrator provides essential administrative and project management support to ensure the successful planning, execution, and completion of projects safely. This role involves coordinating project activities, managing safety aspects, maintaining project documentation, tracking progress, and facilitating communication between team members and stakeholders for a capacity increase project for Optical Fiber Cable operation. The Project Administrator plays a key role in ensuring efficiency and organization throughout the project lifecycle. In addition, this role also provides technical support on the floor for equipment installation and troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities:
Administrative Support:
  • Assist the project manager(s) and team in daily administrative tasks.
  • Manage safety aspects of the project.
  • Manage project schedules, deadlines, and calendars.
  • Organize and schedule meetings, including preparing agendas and taking minutes.
  • Oversee correspondence and communication for the project team.
Day to Day Support
  • Safety paperwork management for contractors.
  • PSSR management and document notebook for each line.
  • All ordering request both equipment and team needs.
Inventory tracking:
  • Shipping and movement of materials between plant for conversion setups.
  • Assist with parts movement between plants for builds.
  • Assist each team as needed.
Documentation and Reporting:
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including plans, contracts, budgets, and reports.
  • Track project progress and milestones, ensuring key deliverables are met on time.
  • Prepare regular status reports for stakeholders.
Coordination and Communication:
  • Facilitate communication between project team members, departments, and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate resource allocation and ensure team members have the tools they need to complete tasks.
  • Function as the point of contact for project-related inquiries.
Budget and Resource Management:
  • Monitor project budgets and expenses, ensuring costs remain within agreed limits.
  • Process invoices, purchase orders, and other financial documentation related to the project.
Risk Management:
  • Identify potential risks or issues and escalate them to the project manager as needed.
  • Support the team in implementing contingency plans to mitigate risks.
  • Compliance and Quality Assurance:
  • Ensure all project activities comply with company policies and industry standards.
  • Monitor the quality of deliverables to ensure they meet agreed-upon standards.

Skills and Qualifications:
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering.
  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in business administration, project management, or a related field (or equivalent experience) are highly desired.
Experience:
  • Proven experience in administrative or project-related roles.
Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Trello, Asana, or similar tools).
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note)
  • Data Analysis software - JMP, Minitab desired
Soft Skills:
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Strong communication abilities, both written and verbal.
  • Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, self-directed.
  • Extreme ownership.
  • Safety conscious.
Preferred Qualifications/Certifications:
  • Certification in project management (e.g., CAPM, PMP) is a plus.
  • Experience in Optical Cable industry-related projects.
  • OSHA Safety certification is desired.
Work Environment:
  • Part floor and part office-based hybrid role; occasional travel may be required depending on project needs.
  • Fast-paced environment requiring multitasking and adaptability.
  • Clean Room environment requiring careful handling and management of areas
  • This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay someone for this position, however, as a supplier your expected pay range may differ: $30.09/hr.-$35.43/hr. Benefits: It is recommended that employers include a general description of any health or compulsory benefits for compliance with Pay Transparency laws.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationNewton, NC
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$30–$37 Per Hour
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Websitehttps://www.thefountaingroup.com/

About Company

The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Analysis Softwareunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • Budget Reportingunmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Calendar Managementunmatched
  • Chemical Engineeringunmatched
  • Cleanroomunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Skillsunmatched
  • Contingency Plansunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Documentation Planunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Expense Trackingunmatched
  • Fiber Optic Cableunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Industry Standardsunmatched
  • Mail Processingunmatched
  • Meeting Minutesunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Microsoft Projectunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Minitabunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • OSHAunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Plan Meetingsunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Project Lifecycleunmatched
  • Project Management Certificationunmatched
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
  • Project Management Softwareunmatched
  • Project Scheduleunmatched
  • Project Trackingunmatched
  • Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Purchase Ordersunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Quality Monitoringunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Resource Managementunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Schedule Developmentunmatched
  • Status Reportsunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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