Electrode Production Director

StarPlus Energy; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO

401K with company match

Job summary

STARPLUS ENERGY LLC in Kokomo, Indiana, seeks an Electrode Production Director to lead four crews in a 7-day continuous operation. You will drive safety, quality, cost, and delivery improvements with hands-on floor leadership and strong cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in high-volume manufacturing, a technical background, and executive presence to align operations with senior leadership while coaching a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field is required.
• 15+ years of experience in operations management in a high-volume environment.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to interact with senior leadership and diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead four crew teams to meet safety, quality, production, cost, and customer service objectives.
• Provide hands-on support for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale on the floor.
• Oversee all crew personnel across hourly and salary staff.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and provide a safe work environment.
• Ensure compliance in internal and external audits.
• Coordinate project plans with maintenance and engineering.
• Drive waste elimination across Electrode operations.
• Foster teamwork and proactive problem-solving culture.
• Develop organizational capability by coaching and mentoring staff or bringing in talent as needed.
• Perform other duties to support operations.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Safety focus

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field

Job description

STARPLUS ENERGY LLC is an electrifying joint venture between Samsung and Stellantis. With a focus on innovation and excellence, we deliver cutting-edge solutions that empower the automotive industry as we transition towards an electric future. As a member of our team, you will play a vital role in fostering our company’s positive, diverse, and collaborative culture by helping us build and maintain a safe and effective One Team, One Mission organization. Join our vision of becoming the world’s leading provider of energy solutions for e-mobility.

Position Summary:

The Electrode Production Director has overall responsibility for the production operation in the Electrode manufacturing area across all four crews, seven days per week of continuous production. The Electrode Production Director will drive a culture that promotes continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost and delivery through thorough management and visual presence on the manufacturing floor, leading by example, collaborating with their team to ensure daily production targets are met and we achieve our core KPI objectives. This role will manage the shift in a large, multi-shift operation, managing both hourly and salary personnel on the shift, actively displaying on-the-floor leadership. The ideal candidate will possess a technical background in manufacturing with experience in safety, quality, production, maintenance and engineering in a high-volume manufacturing environment. They must also possess the requisite executive leadership traits and business acumen to interface with the senior leadership and executive management team and develop, communicate, lead and motivate their operations team. This position reports to the Manufacturing Innovation Director.

• Lead the crew teams to achieve all business objectives including safety, quality, production, cost, and customer support service as needed
• Hands-on support for all aspects of the production processes including safety, quality, delivery, cost and employee morale
• Oversee all crew personnel for our four-crew operation, both hourly and salary employees
• Ensure safety regulation compliance and provide a safe working environment for employees
• Ensure compliance in all internal and external audit initiatives
• Coordinate project plans with maintenance and engineering organizations as needed
• Lead the elimination of waste in all aspects of the Electrode business
• Teach, cultivate, and promote teamwork and problem solving in a positive, proactive work environment
• Drive organizational capability by building a highly committed and capable team, coaching and mentoring incumbents and/or bringing in additional talent as needed
• Perform other position related duties as assigned to support the operation

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field
• Experienced hands-on leader capable of driving improvement on the floor in all aspects of manufacturing
• 15+ years of experience in operations management in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interface with various levels of employees from all cross-functional areas
• Ability to build effective business relationships with senior and executive leadership teams
• Knowledge of other process systems, quality systems, throughput, standardization, and product/process launch
• Ability to effectively lead a diverse workforce, teach, coach and mentor employees to go above and beyond required operational and business objectives
• Experience managing large departmental budgets, forecasts, and inventory.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• While travel is unlikely, the ideal candidate will be able to travel, with reasonable prior notice as required (domestic and/or international)
• Ability to work any shift, overtime, weekends, or holidays as required

Preferred:

• Advanced degree
• Battery manufacturing experience in ESS and xEV applications
• Experience in Smart manufacturing environments or operating systems (kaizen, 5S, problem-solving, etc.)
• Environmental health and safety training/certifications

Working Conditions:

• Ability to sit, walk and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to work around the potential exposure to dust and chemicals
• Ability to wear appropriate PPE as deemed essential for the job function
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds
• To safely perform the essential functions of the position you must be able to distinguishcolors

STARPLUS ENERGY, LLC promotes an equal employment opportunity workplace which includes reasonable accommodations of other qualified disabled applications and employees. Please see your Human Resources Director should you have any questions about these job duties.

Compensation

$170000 - $210000/year

Additional Compensation Information

Salary within the posted range is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

• Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short and long-term disability, PTO, 401K with company match.

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