Director of Manufacturing, Alameda Anode

Build effective teams through recruiting, onboarding, coaching, effective prioritization and planning, feedback, and career development. Develops and supports direct reports to deliver results.

Strategic Leadership & Team Growth

• Lead and grow a high-performing manufacturing organization, cultivating a culture of excellence and high urgency 
• Hire, mentor, and advocate for talent. Use a high-accountability coaching model to challenge the team to improve, navigate roadblocks, and celebrate wins.
• Ensure every team member understands their impact on the company’s success, fostering a feedback-rich environment that flows both ways.
• Drive strategic decisions on capital investment in the facility, resourcing, and supply planning for Alameda.

Operational Excellence & Initiative

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement; take the initiative to identify bottlenecks and implement proactive improvements before they impact throughput.
• Oversee improvement initiatives, including Lean manufacturing implementation, Theory of Constraints (ToC), and optimized material flow.
• Inject learning model’s into the organization to automate and improve fault response. Advance the capabilities of the Manufacturing Execution System and ERP. Partner with Finance to tighten inventory control, report accurate COGS, and eliminate variances.

Technology Transfer

• Build the processes and infrastructure to support the organization as our Technology Transfer function, developing and operationalizing the next generation of production recipes to scale to Moses Lake.
• Masterfully "walk the line" between rigid process standardization for safety/quality of commercial production, and the flexibility required to support ongoing Research & Development for future products.
• Provide high-level support for process monitoring and development, ensuring that experimental workflows can coexist with production demands without compromising safety or data integrity.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Engineering or Operations leadership, with a proven track record of scaling operations in high-growth environments.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical) or a related technical field.
• Deep background in material or chemical manufacturing operations is highly preferred.
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills with an affinity for mentoring and developing others
• Able to listen, influence, coach, and train on safe operating behaviors.

• Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes
• Move items up to 50 lbs with the assistance of lift equipment and carts
• Move long distances (such as from building to building) and be stationary for extended periods of time
• Operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, copier/printer, etc in a fixed location

The starting base pay for this role is between $211,000 and $266,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, and equity.  The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

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