VP of Manufacturing

Kunin; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kunin seeks a seasoned leader to drive end-to-end capital projects for roll-to-roll production at its Chattanooga site. You will own the schedule, budget, and critical path while coordinating engineering teams, safety, and site readiness for future scale-up.

Applicants should bring a bachelor's in engineering and 8+ years delivering complex production lines, with experience from PO to nameplate and a track record of cross-functional leadership across facilities, utilities, permitting, and site

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in an engineering field and at least eight years delivering capital projects or production lines with direct schedule and budget ownership.
• Experience taking a production line or plant from purchase order to nameplate operation and leading multidisciplinary teams, facility design, utilities, permitting, and site selection.

Responsibilities

• Lead the roll-to-roll production line build from design freeze through procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and nameplate operation, owning the schedule and budget.
• Manage the Chattanooga engineering team, facility readiness, contractors, safety, and groundwork for a future 10X-scale greenfield facility.

Skills

Capital Project Execution

Production Line Commissioning

Schedule and Budget Management

Procurement

Contractor Management

Facility Readiness

Utilities and Facility Design

Permitting and Code Compliance

Vendor Accountability

Construction and Operational Safety

Team Leadership

Site Selection

Roll-to-Roll Processing

Material Handling

Chemical Handling

Critical Path Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Lead the roll-to-roll production line build from design freeze through procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and nameplate operation, owning the schedule, budget, and critical path. Manage the Chattanooga engineering team, facility readiness, contractors, safety, and groundwork for a future 10X-scale greenfield facility.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in an engineering field, preferably chemical, mechanical, or industrial engineering, and at least eight years delivering capital projects or production lines with direct schedule and budget ownership. Candidates should have taken a production line or plant from purchase order to nameplate operation and have experience leading multidisciplinary teams, facility design, utilities, permitting, and site selection; U.S. citizenship is required.

Key Skills

• Capital Project Execution
• Production Line Commissioning
• Schedule and Budget Management
• Procurement
• Contractor Management
• Facility Readiness
• Utilities and Facility Design
• Permitting and Code Compliance
• Vendor Accountability
• Construction and Operational Safety
• Team Leadership
• Site Selection
• Roll-to-Roll Processing
• Material Handling
• Chemical Handling
• Critical Path Management