Senior Manager, Production

The role

This leader will drive the manufacturing of iron-air batteries by ramping up manufacturing efforts and implementing best practices. The role focuses on production-based systems, inventory management, quality control, training, supply chain, and engineering.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing teams in Form Factory 1 across various production lines.
• Develop and evaluate metrics to gauge operational health and meet production goals.
• Implement industry leading production best-practices in collaboration with other departments.
• Select, train, and mentor team members in a growing production environment.
• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams on continuous improvement efforts.
• Develop training methodologies for onboarding staff and scaling an organization.
• Develop implementation plans, timelines, budgets and metrics for adopting best practices.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of direct experience in operations and manufacturing.
• Inspirational, empathic, and strategic leader with exceptional communication skills.
• History of scaling operations and receiving transfers of new production lines and equipment.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma experience.
• Strong dedication to data analysis.
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives through Kaizen, Gemba Walks, and OEE analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Proactive, can-do mindset and ability to adapt to changing business needs.
• Direct knowledge with MES and ERP systems.
• Direct familiarity with engineering principles such as 8D, NCRs, MRB, CAPAs, containment processes, and SCARs.
• Experience with creating training materials for all levels of an organization.

Nice to have

• ideally in the battery industry or similar environment

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 80% healthcare premiums for dependents
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
• Generous vacation policies
• Relocation assistance

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with multi-day technology. They are producing iron-air batteries at their high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.