Company Description American Lithium Energy (ALE) is a clean energy leader specializing in advanced lithium-ion battery technology for electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and grid storage solutions. The company’s high-performance batteries deliver superior energy density, long lifespan, and efficient energy storage, supporting reliable solar and wind installations. ALE emphasizes sustainability through responsible sourcing and manufacturing practices that minimize environmental impact. The organization collaborates with industry partners, research institutions, and customers to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies. ALE’s success is driven by a skilled team and a strong focus on innovation in the clean energy market.
Duties and Responsibilities
Production & Operations
- Manage day-to-day operations for assigned automated Megaline production areas, including electrode fabrication, cell assembly, formation, aging, testing, and final cell processing.
- Execute production plans to meet established targets for safety, quality, yield (≥80%), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) (≥80%), cost, throughput, and on-time delivery.
- Support the ramp-up, stabilization, and steady-state operation of automated Megaline equipment and manufacturing processes.
- Monitor production performance and drive improvement of key performance indicators (KPIs), including throughput, yield, scrap, downtime, and OEE.
- Ensure adherence to standard work instructions, operating procedures, process controls, and production requirements.
Team Leadership
- Directly manage Area Supervisors, Operators, Automation Control & Process Technicians, and Shipping & Receiving personnel, as assigned.
- Lead, coach, and develop production teams across assigned shifts and manufacturing areas.
- Establish staffing plans, shift coverage, training requirements, and cross-functional workforce flexibility to support production needs.
- Set clear performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and accountability.
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Quality & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality management systems and standards, including ISO 9001, AS9100D, or equivalent requirements.
- Partner with Quality and Process Engineering to investigate defects, yield loss, nonconformances, and process deviations.
- Lead and support root cause analysis (RCA) and the implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Support internal and external audits, inspections, documentation requirements, and product release activities.
- Ensure production personnel follow applicable quality procedures, work instructions, and process controls.
Safety & Environmental
- Enforce Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements associated with lithium-ion materials, chemicals, automated equipment, and high-energy manufacturing operations.
- Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA requirements, local regulations, and company safety policies and procedures.
- Lead proactive safety initiatives designed to identify hazards, reduce incidents, and continuously improve workplace safety performance.
- Reinforce employee compliance with required personal protective equipment (PPE), safe work practices, and established safety procedures.
- Partner with EHS and operational leadership to address identified hazards, corrective actions, and safety concerns.
Process Optimization & Scale-Up
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and other data-driven methodologies.
- Support new product introductions (NPI), pilot-to-Megaline transitions, manufacturing ramp-up, and production scale-up activities.
- Collaborate with Engineering to improve automation performance, line balancing, process capability, cycle time, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Identify production constraints and implement sustainable improvements to increase throughput, yield, equipment utilization, and operational performance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Supply Chain to ensure material availability, production readiness, and timely resolution of material-related issues.
- Coordinate with Maintenance to improve equipment uptime, reliability, preventive maintenance effectiveness, and response to equipment issues.
- Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, EHS, and other functional teams to resolve manufacturing issues and support production objectives.
- Partner with Finance and leadership, as appropriate, on cost tracking, budgeting, labor utilization, and productivity improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Operations Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant manufacturing experience.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive manufacturing experience, including demonstrated leadership responsibility in lithium-ion battery manufacturing or a comparable advanced manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on knowledge of lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes, equipment, materials, and associated production requirements strongly preferred.
- Experience leading employees, managing production schedules, allocating resources, and addressing employee performance and operational issues.
- Experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment, production ramp-up, process stabilization, or high-volume manufacturing operations preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs, including OEE, yield, scrap, throughput, downtime, productivity, and cost.
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, CAPA, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100D, or comparable quality management systems.
- Strong leadership, coaching, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to effectively manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Production, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, EHS, and other functional areas.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to frequently bend, squat, reach, and climb as required to support production operations.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to work in and around automated manufacturing equipment and production environments while wearing required PPE.
Equal Employment Opportunity
American Lithium Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Job Type: Full-Time, exempt, onsite role.
