Manufacturing Manager Electrode Production

Essential Functions/Duties and Responsibilities

• Own daily production execution for electrode value streams (anode, cathode, matrix)
• Drive output to schedule commitments tied to stack assembly and customer delivery milestones
• Manage throughput, OEE, and process yields; identify and eliminate bottlenecks using VSM and lean methods
• Maintain production floor discipline: 5S, standard work, visual management, and tier accountability meetings (lead tier 2, report in tier 3)
• Directly manage production supervisors, junior managers, and indirectly lead operators, technicians, and support personnel across a 24/7 operation
• Develop team capability through structured cross-training; define and maintain skills matrices across the team
• Lead hiring, performance management, and career development for the electrodes group
• Ensure adequate staffing across all shifts, minimize overtime & unplanned OPEX
• Lead through example and treat everyone with respect

Quality & Process Control

• Partner with quality engineering to maintain control plans, in-process inspection criteria, and monitoring systems for critical parameters (porosity, thickness, weight, etc)
• Own non-conformance investigations and drive reduction in cost of poor quality (COPQ)
• Work with engineering and technology development to drive process risk assessments; own corrective and preventive action (CAPA) closure

Engineering Collaboration

• Serve as the manufacturing voice in new product introduction (NPI); conduct manufacturing assessments to support NPI and product change reviews affecting electrode department production
• Cook with equipment procurement, specification, and commissioning for repeat component manufacturing cells

EHS & Compliance

• Ensure safe handling of metallic components and cell subassemblies in accordance with OSHA and site EHS standards
• Enforce PPE compliance and maintain a zero-incident safety culture

Metrics & Reporting

• Own key performance indicators: throughput rate, first-pass yield, scrap rate, cost per cell, equipment uptime, etc
• Report weekly performance to senior leadership; drive accountability to targets with your team