General Manager

Natron Energy

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Holland, MI, United States

Posted on: 2023-07-26

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Natron Energy is the world's leading developer and supplier of high power, long life, and low cost Prussian Blue Sodium Ion battery solutions for critical power and industrial applications, including data center UPS systems and electrically-powered materials handling equipment.

Natron seeks a General Manager / Manufacturing Site Leader. This person will create, staff, ramp and direct all plant operations for Natron’s Holland Michigan manufacturing facility while reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer.

The person for this position has significant prior experience leading operations in a company that manufactures Li-ion electrodes / cells or alternately uses roll coating processes that involve ink formulation and tape casting at high volume. Strong candidates will have prior experience building world-class manufacturing team(s) from scratch. As General Manager, this person will work with the company’s leadership team to develop, create, and execute manufacturing roadmap(s) resulting in high-quality, low-cost battery cell and final battery system products. As Site Leader, this person will be responsible for all Government and supply chain partnerships. The person for this position has a passion for hands-on team building, does what it takes to make the whole team successful, and holds themselves and their team to a world-class standard for excellence.

About Us:

Natron Energy (natron.energy) is the future of energy storage. Natron Energy’s battery products solve operations performance and reliability problems for the world’s biggest electricity customers. Natron Energy’s initial products target markets exceeding $25B including data centers, oil & gas, EV fast charging, and commercial aviation. Natron Energy has additional products in development for >$50B markets including commercial and residential grid storage. Its products are based on sodium-ion cells containing Prussian blue electrodes that deliver unique power, cycle life, and safety: full discharge and recharge in just minutes and up to 50,000 deep discharge cycles from a nonflammable, fault-tolerant system. Natron Energy’s current production is sold out for the next 12 months. The company has signed over $225M/year in master sales agreements and LOIs, and scale-up to mass production is now underway. Natron Energy has raised over $155M in venture capital investment to date, as well as $35M in non-dilutive funding to support its supply chain scale up.

Unsolicited Resume Policy

Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron Energy” or the “Company”) does not accept unsolicited resumes from professional recruiters, third-party recruiting or staffing agencies, placement services, or any other source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes, including partial resumes, candidate profiles, and candidate details or information, sent to Natron Energy or its personnel will be treated as public information provided free of any charges or fees.

Natron Energy will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless in connection with a written agreement with the Company then in effect. Such agreement must be pre-approved by Natron Energy and executed by an authorized representative of the Company. Natron Energy specifically rejects, and denies any liability under, any agreement purporting to be accepted based on negative consent, negotiation with a candidate, performance, or any means other than the signature of an authorized representative of the Company.

Natron Energy is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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Responsibilites:

Direct and manage daily plant operations for production, maintenance, facilities, quality, engineering, and all other related activities

Develop, meet / exceed production and financial targets

Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards

Champions EHS first and good housekeeping programs

Develop and implement continuous cost, quality, and output improvement roadmaps

Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment

Hire and train high performing workforce from 20 to 150+

Evaluate and improve team performance and productivity

Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives

Develop relationships with local government officials to ensure compliance with grant requirements and local ordinances

Work with supply chain teams to ensure quality standards and on time delivery

Skills and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in a technically related field.

MBA or Advance Technical Degree Preferred

10+ years plant/general management experience in a high-tech manufacturing production environment

Li-ion battery electrode and cell manufacturing experience strongly preferred

Greenfield manufacturing plant start-up leadership experience, concept to full ramped production in less than 2 years

Deep understanding and commitment to statistically driven decision-making including process and quality control. Able to teach and enforce this across their organization. Understands and actively practices modern DOE techniques to accelerate process validation (Taguchi, etc.).

Strong knowledge of budgets and financial statements

Expert in Lean manufacturing methods and process improvement

Communicates clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing with all levels of the organization

Provides hands-on leadership and training to accomplish Natron goals and objectives

Attracts, challenges, and develops high-performance talent with diverse backgrounds and experiences

Ability to partner with and influence external stakeholders including local government, state government, and supply chain partners