What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager/Supervisor position at Natron Energy?
Natron is seeking a Production Line Supervisor to support NPI, production and ramp up of its Battery Plant. Key process steps include: Slurry material handling & mixing, Electrode coating, and Electrode slitting & calendering. Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement with thoughtful, collaborative and disciplined execution is a must. Over time, this role will specialize to oversee either the Mixing, Coating, or Assembly Department.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute production for battery electrode
- Gather requirements for development builds and production builds, plan Sub Assy builds to meet the requirements of Final Electrode demand.
- Support New product introduction activities by providing guidance online technical capability.
- Assign tasks to a team of 10-12 technicians to accomplish production output goals, communicate requirements to the team and monitor progress, establish priorities, revise schedules, reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
- Help with recruiting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling and disciplining employees.
- Provide manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
- Maintain safe & clean work environment by educating and directing personnel to comply with established policies and procedures.
- Work effectively with cross functional teams to support the implementation of new equipment, fixtures, and procedures to improve yield, uptime, cycle time and throughput.
- Work with other cross functional teams to determine root causes of product defects, poor product performance, line down time.
- Solicit production feedback on existing and new products introduction and process changes.
Experience and Skills:
- Bachelor in Science, chemistry or engineering degree.
- Over 5 years of experience in manufacturing environment with at least 3 years leadership experience preferred, chemical, coating and electrochemical hardware devices experience is a plus.
- Supervision, Coaching, Managing Processes, Process Improvement, Production Planning.
- Prior experience processing in chemical industry or in battery electrodes (slurry mixing, slot-die coating, calendering, etc.) or is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in timely intervening in process yield, equipment downtime problems and follow up to closure.
- Technical aptitude to understand details of product, material and process characteristics.
- Experience working in complex, dynamic and hybrid development/sustaining production environment is a plus
- Knowledge of 5S, SPC, OCAP, Control Charts.
- Proficient with MS office programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Logistics:
- This is a full time, permanent position.
- Employees must work on site in Holland.
About Us:
Natron Energy is the future of industrial power. Natron Energy delivers battery technology breakthroughs that enable the world’s fastest growing industries: data centers, vehicle electrification, renewable energy, and materials handling. By offering high power, long lasting, safe battery systems, Natron solves problems for data services, electric vehicle fast charging, and other power services providers. Natron’s products are based on a new sodium-ion technology that makes them totally stable, with no risk of fire as in lithium-ion batteries. Natron recently launched its first product in the data center market and is now ramping up production 100x over the next two years. Natron recently closed its Series AA funding round and is backed by nine leading venture and strategic investors.
Natron Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Note: Natron Energy’s workplace is fully compliant with national and local COVID-19 health orders and best practices. This includes strict practicing of social distancing and PPE including masks at all times in the workplace. As of Sept 2022, Natron has instituted a COVID vaccine policy for its employees.
Salary : $85,800 - $109,000
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