Senior Manager, IT

FIXX Energy; Smyrna (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with bonus

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts

401K with company match

Life Insurance (Company paid)

Paid Vacation and 14 Holidays

Short/Long-term disability (Company)

Job summary

FIXX Energy in Smyrna, TN seeks an IT Senior Manager to lead manufacturing IT operations and align IT strategy with 24/7 production needs. You will bridge plant and corporate IT, drive uptime, and ensure secure, scalable systems.

Lead the IT team on the plant floor, collaborate with Operations, Quality, Finance, and HR, and oversee ERP/MES integrations with SAP and Apriso while maintaining cybersecurity standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years in a leadership role in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business Management, or related field; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Walk the floor to connect IT with manufacturing operations.
• Bridge IT roadblocks with plant leadership and translate production needs for corporate IT.
• Lead incident responses and act as the single source of truth for plant leadership.
• Advocate for Smyrna plant within the global IT org to prioritize uptime and speed.
• Mentor and develop onsite IT staff from reactive to proactive systems stewards.
• Ensure IT initiatives align with production goals, safety, and efficiency.
• Maintain high availability of plant-critical systems for production, quality, traceability, labeling and shipping.
• Collaborate with OT, Controls/Automation and Engineering for connectivity and system integration while maintaining cybersecurity.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Crisis management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP

MES (Apriso)

Job description

FIXX Energy is a battery manufacturer headquartered in Smyrna, Tennessee, operating one of the most established LFP battery production facilities in the United States. The site’s history traces back over a decade as a cornerstone of early U.S. EV battery manufacturing, representing a foundation of deep technical expertise and large-scale operational experience. Building on this heritage, FIXX Energy is evolving the platform into a modern, flexible manufacturing business serving the fast-growing energy storage market. The company is focused on delivering high-performance battery cells and solutions and modernizing the American grid—delivering resilient, intelligent power infrastructure that enables the next era of human connection, AI, and advanced manufacturing. By combining proven manufacturing capability with a forward-looking product and market strategy, FIXX Energy is positioned to be a key enabler of the electrified, resilient energy systems of the future.

About the Role

FIXX Energy is seeking a visionary and results-driven IT Senior Manager to lead our IT operations in Smyrna, TN. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on ensuring that our IT infrastructure and business systems fully support 24/7 manufacturing excellence. Instead of deep technical coding, we are looking for a leader who excels at strategic alignment, team development, and cross-functional collaboration between the factory floor and corporate IT functions.

Key Responsibilities

This role requires high visibility and constant engagement. You won't be tucked away in an office; you will be embedded in the plant’s heartbeat.

• Walk the Floor: Maintain a daily presence on the production floor to understand the intersection of technology and manufacturing, building rapport with operations teams.
• Bridge the Gap: Translate complex IT roadblocks into plain business language for plant leadership, and conversely, translate production challenges into actionable requirements for corporate IT.
• Command the Incident: Lead the response during critical system outages, serving as the escalation point and the "single source of truth" for plant leadership until resolution.
• Advocate & Influence: Act as the voice of the Smyrna plant within the global IT organization, ensuring our specific needs for uptime, traceability, and speed are prioritized at the corporate level.
• Mentor & Coach: Actively develop your onsite IT staff, shifting them from reactive "firefighters" to proactive systems stewards.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment: Act as the IT Business Partner for the plant leadership team, ensuring IT initiatives directly support production goals, safety, and efficiency.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure high availability and performance of plant-critical systems supporting production, quality, traceability, labeling, and shipping.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Build deep working relationships with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Finance, and HR to ensure IT priorities align with plant performance goals.
• Production Readiness: Partner with Operations to support ramp-ups, new line launches, and shift coverage planning from an IT readiness standpoint.
• Operational Technology (OT) Integration: Collaborate with Controls/Automation and Engineering teams to support plant connectivity and system integration while maintaining strict cybersecurity standards.
• Governance & Compliance: Manage local IT budgets (CapEx/OpEx), oversee asset lifecycles, and ensure the facility remains fully compliant with all corporate security standards and IT audits.
• Vendor & Support Management: Act as the primary liaison with global SAP (ERP) and Apriso (MES) support teams to ensure plant requirements are prioritized and met.

Requirements

• Leadership Experience: 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 5 years in a significant management or leadership role. Proven track record of leading teams in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business Management, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to communicate with both technical staff and non-technical plant leadership.
• Crisis Management: Strong leadership presence under pressure, with the ability to lead incident response in a 24/7 environment.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the "big picture" of how IT enables the manufacturing business.

What is “Nice to Have”

• Familiarity with SAP and MES (Apriso) workflows within a manufacturing context.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or ITIL certifications.

Travel

Occasional domestic and international travel required.

What We Offer

Welcome to FIXX Energy, where you will have the opportunity to tackle the world's most fascinating challenges alongside exceptionally talented individuals who are driven to make a difference. We strive to ensure that our employees are well taken care of, enabling them to focus on their work and contribute to our collective mission.

We offer:

• Comprehensive compensation packages including a competitive salary and a bonus.
• An inclusive work environment that fosters professional and personal development.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K with company match
• Life Insurance (Company paid and additional voluntary life available)
• Paid Vacation and 14 Paid Holidays
• Short term and long-term disability coverage (Company Paid)

At FIXX Energy, we are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all individuals. We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to read, write, speak, hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and lift with hands and arms frequently throughout the day.
• Required to occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 35 pounds.

The individual must be able to perform all essential functions as appropriate in an office, on the plant floor, in meetings, and with employees, management, customers and suppliers.

Candidate must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately, and without causing significant safety threat to self or others.

The statements made herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive and inclusive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of personnel so classified.

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background check. FIXX Energy, LLC is a drug-free workplace.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship