Director of Battery Manufacturing

The Director of Battery Manufacturing will oversee ZincFive’s global battery manufacturing operations, ensuring effective and efficient use of facilities and staff. The initial focus for this role will be establishing a manufacturing presence in the United States using ZincFive’s current capability in China as the starting point. The Director of Battery Manufacturing will ultimately drive the transition of ZincFive from relatively low volume, semi-automated production capability today to a fully automated high-volume battery manufacturer with a global footprint, ensuring battery capacity keeps pace with quickly accelerating customer demand. This position reports to the SVP Operations and Planning and will be performed remotely until a final location is determined for the manufacturing facility and then will transition to an onsite role. 

Director of Battery Manufacturing Job Duties:

• Responsible for establishing and growing a manufacturing footprint in the United States, including site selection, staff development, process knowledge transfer, environmental and safety compliance, equipment specifications and sourcing, and raw materials management 
• Works closely with China team to establish 2-way channel for knowledge transfer, process automation, and development of global manufacturing process and quality standards 
• Recruits, trains, manages, and professionally develops manufacturing personnel, establishing a fully ready team for the implementation of the U.S. production line 
• Develops future capability for global facilities, equipment, and workforce to ensure capacity meets business needs on a regional basis
• Manages and communicates manufacturing activities within a collaborative cross-functional environment, communicating risk, and recovery activities when necessary
• Develops manufacturing strategies to minimize product cost; drives cost reduction programs through improved process controls, automation, and improved material utilization
• Creates and implements production reports to ensure safety, quality, financial, and delivery goals and standards are met
• Ensures a healthy and safe working environment, and compliance with federal and state regulations, through collaboration with environmental, health, and safety staff.
• Assists COO and SVP of Operations and Planning with long-range operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology
• Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills
• Organizes departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations
• Works with chief financial officer to develop operating budget
• Delivers progress and production reports to executive team members as requested
• Supervises equipment purchase, maintenance, and layout and manages global network of key suppliers
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Domestic and international travel as needed 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in battery manufacturing 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and managerial skills
• Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in the manufacturing division
• Ability to set long-term goals and communicate them to others
• Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals 

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced degree
• ISO 9000 and SAP experience 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Work involves constant sitting at a computer, occasional walking, and lifting to 10 pounds
• Working within home and office environments
• Travel by air, car, bus or train both domestic and international as need 

Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role.

In addition, the successful candidate for this position will become eligible for a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k, paid sick time, paid time off for vacation, paid holidays, paid community service days, professional/personal learning program, and applicable state/federal paid family leave.

ZincFive is committed to employing a diverse workforce. As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status. We maintain a safe workplace and perform pre-employment testing. ZincFive is a participant in E-Verify and receives employment authorization of new hires through Social Security and the Department of Homeland Security databases.

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