Computer Programmer Contract Jobs in Greenville, NC

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.
AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.
Summary:
The Maintenance Project Manager directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, completion of productive equipment Troubleshooting & Maintenance activities by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate AIT or contract employees in a customer plant within the framework of a Maintenance Contract with the customer.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and execution of Preventive Maintenance activities to ensure equipment availability in the customer plant.
• Leads a team of skilled technicians (an AIT Technical Support Team) in the customer plant in all Troubleshooting and minor repair activities.
• Utilizes work experience and knowledge of PLCs, CAN Bus or other diagnostic and programming tools to keep automated equipment running. Performs root cause analysis of the equipment failures.
• Monitors and controls costs by effective scheduling of the available internal and external resources.
• Attends customer production and planning meetings, per customer requirements.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and advises the customer on the course of action.
• Answers or returns customer calls within a required time 24/7, assigns technicians available at the plant or comes in after hours to help the customer with an emergency equipment breakdown repair.

• Makes sure Maintenance tasks are performed in a safe manner and is responsible for Maintenance team members' safety.
• Performs skills assessment and develops cross-functional on-the-job and formal classroom training for Maintenance Technicians.
• Effectively leads AIT on-site Maintenance team to provide excellent service to the customer.
• Acts as a face of AIT in the customer plant - ethical, competent, polite, willing and able to generate new business opportunities by identifying problems within or outside the contracted scope of work and offering solutions to the customer.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Minimum of a two-year technical degree.
• CPMM Certification or a trade school apprenticeship are a plus.
• Team Leadership and Management experience preferred.
• Effectively works with CMMS (SAP, MAXIMO, e-Maintenance, etc.) to create work orders, set up maintenance schedules, manage spare parts, analyze data, generate reports for the customer.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a Secret security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Performs routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Reads and understands blueprints, schematics, and/or measuring devices.
• Behaves consistently and predictably; is reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations and diligently follows through on commitments and consistently meets deadlines
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understands how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Respond and follow up to a customer's inquiry or problem in a timely and effective manner.
• Identifies problems and review relevant information to develop options, then implement the solutions.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

Work Conditions:
Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled, unless products and/or equipment is located outdoors.

Exposure Types:

• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Noisy environment

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• Remote - perform job responsibilities from customer work sites.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.
AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.
Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.
Equal Employment Opportunity - AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation - Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT' s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at askhr@aint.com.
AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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