Test Lead

Job Title: IT Project Test Lead

Pay: $75.00–$79.00

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Location: Nashville, TN 37203

Duration: 1 year contract

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Overview

Seeking an experienced IT Project Test Lead to oversee testing, validation, training, and system cutover activities for a new manufacturing facility startup and legacy site transition. This role will lead testing across enterprise and manufacturing systems, ensuring operational readiness, regulatory compliance, and a successful go-live.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading IT testing, quality assurance, and large-scale system implementations.
• Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or production environments
• Strong knowledge of MES, ERP, WMS, infrastructure, and production floor systems
• Experience leading UAT, IQ, OQ, and PQ testing and validation.
• Experience with system integration testing, defect management, and test documentation.
• Experience coordinating testing teams, project schedules, and multiple workstreams.
• Ability to develop training programs, SOPs, and user documentation.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive testing and training strategies for a manufacturing facility startup.
• Lead UAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, system integration testing, and defect resolution.
• Coordinate testing across MES, ERP, WMS, infrastructure, and production systems.
• Manage testing schedules, resources, documentation, validation evidence, and reporting.
• Ensure IT deliverables align with manufacturing startup milestones and production readiness.
• Support data migration validation, operational readiness assessments, and cutover planning.
• Develop training materials, SOPs, work instructions, and system user guides.
• Coordinate training for plant personnel, supervisors, and support teams.
• Lead go-live preparation and support the transition to production operations.
• Manage post-launch hypercare, issue resolution, system stabilization, and executive reporting.
• Collaborate with IT, manufacturing, quality, vendors, and project leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with new manufacturing facility startups, plant expansions, or greenfield implementations.
• Knowledge of GxP, validation, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with cutover planning, data migration, and hypercare support.
• PMP, CSM, CQE, or similar certification.

Benefits (employee contribution):

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. xhyhwjd Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.