Defect Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Defect Engineering Manager

Reports to: Electrode Director

Location: Holland, MI

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!

Summary:

This role involves managing people, budgets, and projects with the goal of reducing/eliminating debris and foreign objects that affect quality in the production process.

Responsibilities:

• Be the technical leader in the plant to ensure world-class cleaning processes and procedures
• Communicate with HQ, Korea, and other teams
• Communicate with other teams to clarify roles when necessary
• Manage equipment/control system engineers to optimize process/equipment interactions
• Work with other process areas to identify process interactions
• Monitor process data against performance expectations, root cause analysis on the cleaning failures and provide the solving solution.
• Prepare detailed reports or design statements, based on results of validation and qualification tests or reviews of procedures and protocols
• Review technical documents to plan work
• Analyze test or validation data
• Prepare detailed work plans
• Manage budget
• 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 to 10+ years of work-related experience
• 3 to 6+ years of experience leading a team and managing processes

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