Director of Manufacturing

3 weeks ago


Phoenix, United States KORE Power Full time
Description

Position at KORE Power

Company Overview:

KORE Power is a leading developer of high-density cells, and high-voltage energy storage solutions for utility, eMobility, industrial and mission-critical markets.

KORE Power designs and manufactures the industry-leading, 1500V Mark 1 Energy Storage System. Developed to lower installation and operation costs with higher efficiency, the Mark 1 includes proprietary NMC cells and modules, with innovative safety features, managed and optimized by the Mark 1 BMS.

KORE Power serves the growing demand for applications such as replacing fossil fuel peaker plants, wind and solar plus storage projects, Microgrid optimization, behind-the-meter C&I, eMobility, mining energy solutions and the Military.

Position Overview:

Our Director of Manufacturing will have a key part in guiding the construction, commissioning, and production of our new state of the art manufacturing facility. The qualified candidate for this role must have the knowledge of building new manufacturing facilities or major manufacturing areas, commissioning equipment, oversight of the engineering and construction of those areas. This role will be very challenging and exciting as you will be one of the leaders of a new state of the art manufacturing facility

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Successfully lead and manage all manufacturing operations to including manufacturing, production planning, procurement, shipping, receiving, and logistics.
  • Act as one of the main points of contact for the building and commissioning of our manufacturing facility.
  • Provide leadership and commitment in support of continuing improvements in safety, quality, cost, delivery and people.
  • Contribute to the development, implementation and follow through of all plant policies, processes, and procedures.
  • Supervise, coach, mentor and lead continuous learning of the manufacturing leadership team.
  • Specifically improve the performance of all key KPI's in the manufacturing areas through utilizing rapid, continuous process improvement tools including lean, value stream, kaizen events, and Six Sigma where appropriate.
  • Prepare annual capital and expense budgets then regularly update results with forecasts and improve under budget/prior year performance with countermeasures as appropriate.
  • Lead detailed reviews of performance and results of both manufacturing KPI's and capital projects.
  • Lead the drive toward daily dashboards for all critical process indicators in manufacturing.
  • Ensure clear accountability for results through the direct reports to the process owner(s).
  • Oversight of standardization management.
  • Promote a safety culture that drives zero incidents.
  • Develop and drive an operations strategy to support organizational growth objectives.
  • Drive change transformation and strategy execution to achieve specific business results.
  • Review, maintain, control, implement corrective actions, and regularly report on the financial progress of the Manufacturing team to maintain profit plan expectations and ensure incremental performance and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure compliance with all government, financial, environmental, and labor regulations as required.
  • Develop and maintain innovative and effective cost reduction programs throughout operations.
  • Design, implement and lead best-in-class business process including manufacturing systems optimization, supply chain development, customer satisfaction and quality improvements.
Qualifications

Education/Experience: Any combination of education and required skills and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Process Engineering or a related field preferred
  • At least 5-10 years of progressively responsible Manufacturing/Operations/Supply chain/Quality leadership experience
  • Experience building and commissioning a large manufacturing facility or area
  • Experience in high tech product manufacturing, preferable in the renewable battery industry
  • Experience with machine automation
  • Experience with ERP systems

Knowledge: Continuous improvement methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness; budgets and financial statements, understanding of business and management principles, the manufacturing industry including competition and trends, regulatory compliance, lean manufacturing principals, SAP.

Skills: Excellent organizational and communication skills, consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance, high-level leadership and decision making skills, developing strong talent, cross-functional partnering and influencing, expertise in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, advanced math skills.

Abilities: Create and maintain cooperative team building relationships, meet deadlines and work under pressure, drive change transformation and strategy execution to achieve specific business results; utilize the latest technology to enhance the growth of an organization, use moderate statistic techniques to analyze data, foster a working relationship with team members, peers and executive management teams, soliciting input.

KORE Power is an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary, benefit package, stock incentive, and the ability to work in a team-centered, collaborative, and supportive atmosphere.

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