Associate Director, Battery Module & Pack Rework

NextGenEnergyJobs; Manteno (IL); On-site; USD 158,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Gotion Inc. is building a manufacturing facility in Manteno, IL and seeks an Associate Director, Module & Pack Rework to lead end-to-end rework operations for lithium-ion battery modules and packs.

You will drive safety, quality, and throughput while scaling the organization, staffing, and processes to support high-volume production. You will partner across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, Logistics, EHS, and suppliers to maximize recovery, reduce scrap, and implement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, engineering, quality, or operations experience with leadership responsibility.
• Strong experience in manufacturing operations, technical troubleshooting, process improvement, and quality systems.
• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver results in a fast-paced production environment.
• Leadership and team development
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Safety / Quality / Delivery / Cost ownership
• Experience in battery, EV, automotive, energy storage, or other high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Experience with battery Module/Pack production, rework operations, production line launches, or manufacturing scale-up.
• Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or similar certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end rework, repair, recovery, testing, and disposition of lithium-ion battery modules and packs.
• Build and manage a safe, standardized, scalable, and data-driven rework operation for high-volume manufacturing.
• Partner across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, Logistics, EHS, and suppliers to maximize recovery and throughput.
• Lead all Module and Pack rework operations, including defect evaluation, repair, validation testing, quality release, and final disposition.
• Build and scale the rework organization, including staffing, equipment, capacity planning, workflows, and operating strategy.
• Establish standardized procedures, repair limits, quality standards, traceability, escalation paths, and controls for nonconforming product.
• Own daily performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, recovery rate, cycle time, and throughput.
• Analyze defect and performance data, drive corrective actions, and provide regular updates to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Safety

Quality

Delivery

Cost ownership

Lean Six Sigma

PMP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field

Job description

Gotion Inc. is building a manufacturing facility in Manteno, IL and seeks an Associate Director, Module & Pack Rework to lead end-to-end rework operations for lithium-ion battery modules and packs.

You will drive safety, quality, and throughput while scaling the organization, staffing, and processes to support high-volume production. You will partner across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, Logistics, EHS, and suppliers to maximize recovery, reduce scrap, and implement