Job Title: Project Engineer
Location: Compton, CA (90221)
Duration: 12 months
Shift: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday-Friday (but flexible)

Job Description:

Qualifications:

• BS or MS Degree in a relevant engineering discipline required, preferred chemical or mechanical engineering.
• 3+ years’ experience managing capital projects, competent in Project Management, possessing the ability of starting a project and seeing it through to completion, PMP certification a plus.
• Strong desire to learn new technologies, chemistries, and processes.
• Ability to work in and transition between manufacturing, lab, and office environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Verbally communicate one-on-one and in front of groups as necessary.

 
Responsibilities:

• Drive Innovation and Process Optimization Initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and reducing cost.
• Lead major and minor capital projects safely, on time and within cost.
• Execute changes effectively through use of management of change tools.
• Specify, procure, commission, and sustain new equipment.
• Manage Contractors and vendors.
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues to project stakeholders.
• Build relationships and work cross functionally with Maintenance, R&D, Production, Safety, and Quality.
• Analyze data and other process outputs to reduce variability.
• Investigate deviations using root cause analysis to implement sustainable solutions.
• Support efforts to improve manufacturing instructions to ensure repeatable operations.
• Support site safety initiatives and safety culture.

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
 
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $60.00/hr.