Lead Production Associate, Energy Storage

Redwood Materials; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in Sparks, NV is seeking a Lead Production Associate III, Energy. This hourly role directs a team of production associates and performs hands-on stall assembly within ESS production operations on shift, ensuring safety and accurate documentation.

The Supervisor, Production coordinates performance and personnel decisions. The role requires clear communication, adherence to safety requirements, and on-site presence.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• 2–4 years of manufacturing or production experience.
• Prior lead experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of power tools, assembly procedures, and MES data entry.
• Ability to direct work, train others, and communicate clearly.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Directs the daily work of a team of production associates and rotates in to operate stations.
• Trains associates on assembly, testing, MES documentation, and safety procedures.
• Escalates quality, equipment, staffing, and safety issues to the Supervisor, Production.
• Runs shift handoffs, communicating status, open issues, and priorities between shifts.
• Assembles energy products with power tools, hand tools and automated equipment.
• Moves materials and components within the work area using a forklift, pallet jack or other PIT equipment.
• Tests finished product and documents results in the manufacturing execution system (MES).
• Follow and adhere to all Redwood policies and procedures, including but not limited to safety, attendance, conduct, quality, and ethical workplace behavior.
• Working around PIT equipment, overhead cranes and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) environment.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Lead experience

Power tools

MES data entry

Team direction

Communication

Lifting 50 lbs

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Pallet jack

Job description

McCarran, NV

About Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.

Position Summary:

The Lead Production Associate III, Energy is an experienced hourly role responsible for directing the daily work of a team of production associates while performing hands‑on stall assembly within ESS production operations. The role assigns tasks, trains associates, escalates issues, and runs shift handoffs under the Supervisor, Production, who retains performance management and personnel decisions. This is a fully on‑site role, with work performed in person on shift. The role requires clear communication, accurate documentation, and adherence to safety requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Directs the daily work of a team of production associates and rotates in to operate stations

Trains associates on assembly, testing, MES documentation, and safety procedures

Escalates quality, equipment, staffing, and safety issues to the Supervisor, Production

Runs shift handoffs, communicating status, open issues, and priorities between shifts

Assembles energy products with power tools, hand tools and automated equipment

Moves materials and components within the work area using a forklift, pallet jack or other PIT equipment

Tests finished product and documents results in the manufacturing execution system (MES)

Follow and adhere to all Redwood policies and procedures, including but not limited to safety, attendance, conduct, quality, and ethical workplace behavior.

Working around PIT equipment, overhead cranes and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) environment

Other duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

High school diploma or GED; 2-4 years of manufacturing or production experience

Prior lead experience preferred

Working knowledge of power tools, assembly procedures, and MES data entry

Ability to direct work, train others, and communicate clearly

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

The position is full‑time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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