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Title: Manager, Equipment

Reports to:

Direct Reports: Yes

Location:

LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. (LGESMI) develops and manufactures large lithium ion polymer batteries and modules for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications. Come join the leader in advanced EV batteries! www.lgenergymi.com

Summary:

In this role, you will lead and manage an area of the organization’s production equipment and maintenance operations. You will also supervise the production equipment preventive maintenance program.

Responsibilities:

+ Supervise the production equipment preventive maintenance program

+ Review the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, to anticipate & solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement

+ Help to supervise line improvement projects and be a technical advisor/supporter to engineers/technicians in critical engineering matters

+ Frequently and consistently communicate with all maintenance engineers and technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure proactive two-way communication concerning maintenance issues

+ Ensure compliance with workplace safety programs

+ Lead and develop all team members for career growth and retention

+ Communicate regularly with headquarters in Korea regarding project statuses, continuous improvement, problem solving and planning

+ Perform negotiation with vendors and contractors thereby maintaining cost effective and high quality service

+ Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the engineers and the technicians

+ Supervise the managements of documents to follow the requirement of ISO/TS16949

+ Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits in appropriate work areas

+ Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards:

+ Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain

+ Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container

+ Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or MS preferred, or equivalent, relevant experience

Experience:

+ 7+ years of related experience

+ 3 to 6+ years of experience leading and managing multiple processes

+ Experience with large production lines and floor management

+ Experience implementing 5S principles preferred

+ Experienced in NFPA 70E, LOTO, and OSHA regulations is strongly preferred

Skills:

+ Comfort around higher management

+ Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sound decisions

+ Effective workflow and process management

+ Planning skills and effective communication of priorities

+ Delegation and directing teams to meet goals

+ Understand battery manufacturing processes

+ Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support entire production team