Sr Manager, Powertrain Manufacturing , Battery

Sr. Manager, Manufacturing – Battery

The Sr. Manager, Manufacturing – Battery will lead production and maintenance operations across Battery Module, Pack, and Enclosure lines. This role is accountable for ensuring safe, high-quality, and efficient manufacturing while driving equipment reliability, operational excellence, and team development. The Sr. Manager will provide strategic direction, oversee daily execution, and collaborate cross-functionally to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people (SQDCP) goals.

You will

• Manage end-to-end execution for Battery Module, Pack, and Enclosure production.


• Lead production supervisors, maintenance teams, and support staff.


• Ensure daily targets for JPH (Jobs Per Hour), throughput, and delivery are met without impacting General Assembly.


• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.


• Promote a safety-first environment and ensure compliance with EHS standards.


• Maintain world-class quality, focusing on first pass yield and minimizing rework/scrap.


• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to resolve issues and implement corrective actions.


• Oversee maintenance to achieve ≥75% equipment availability across all lines.


• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.


• Standardize equipment care and troubleshooting practices.


• Develop long-term capacity and scaling plans to support growth.


• Partner with Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and TPMs online balancing, automation, and bottleneck resolution.


• Optimize labor, cost, and resources to meet financial objectives.


• Build and mentor front-line leadership from Team Leads to Production Managers.


• Strengthen collaboration between Production and Maintenance teams.


• Lead performance management, workforce planning, and succession initiatives.

You Bring 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field.


• 8+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing.


• Proven success managing high-volume Battery Module, Pack, or Powertrain assembly.


• Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, equipment reliability, and manufacturing processes.


• Demonstrated results in SQDCP metrics.


• Experience leading diverse teams and developing leadership pipelines.

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