Battery Cell Production Engineer

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We love our cars, but it’s the people behind them who make them what they are. To market, sell, and service great cars, we need great people. That’s why at Volkswagen Group Canada, we are passionate about our cars and our brand and foster this same passion and drive in our people. We know that the right people in the right positions can do incredible things, and we love making that happen.

Our mission has started. Volkswagen Group’s largest cell factory in St. Thomas will carry out all battery activities – from processing raw materials to developing a unified Volkswagen battery to managing the European and North American gigafactories. Headquartered in Salzgitter, Germany, we are experiencing the transformation of mobility up close. Our goal is to contribute a positive impact to our global society, the environment and the economy. To reach these goals we need your POWER!

We are looking for a Battery Cell Production Engineer based out of the St. Thomas, Ontario office. This role requires a full-time onsite presence.

PowerCo Canada Inc. is seeking a skilled Cell Production Engineer to join our team for the battery cell production line in St. Thomas. In this role, you will be responsible for creating production standards, production project management, implementing production system, and solving production issues, covering process steps including electrode processes, cell assembly processes, formation and aging processes, cell finishing and testing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform tasks related to cell production engineering for battery cell production plants, including electrode processes, cell assembly processes, formation and aging processes, cell finishing and testing processes
• Create, release and update the production standards
• Work on production project management to reach business targets on time by defined budget
• Identify and solve the production issues, propose possible solutions, communicate with Production Operation, VSMs and Planning team on decision making
• Implement the production system
• Create and release production standards/documents: Operation Instruction, Autonomous Maintenance, 5S instruction, etc.
• Support foreman to smooth implement production standard on shop floor
• Review deviations in daily production and follow up improvement actions
• Participate in simultaneous engineering efforts
• Ensure continuous improvement to reaching production KPI
• Support customer audit and production release
• Support the optimization of production operation to achieve operation cost/efficiency targets
• Provide technical support to task forces as needed
  
  

Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in in electrical, mechanical, materials, chemical or electrochemical engineering, or a related major.
• Bachelor degree with 4+ years’ experience (shorter for advanced degree holders) of working in Li ion battery cell related field.
• Great knowledge and engineering sense of battery cell production.
• Knowledge of battery cell safety, cell process, lean manufacturing, production system, production line industrialization, mass production KPI tracking and digitalization tools (at least 3 of the areas)
• Knowledge of quality process of production line release, product release and audits
• Experience in participating projects and technical topics.
• Ability to follow through and make significant progress in a fast pace, dynamic environment.
• Experience in project management
• Experience in mass production of automotive component is an asset.
• Experience in initial phase of a battery cell production plant would be considered an asset.
• Working experience with automotive OEMs is an asset.
• Action oriented work style and strong drive of results.
• Integrity and value-driven working style, complaint to rules and regulation.
• Adaptable to international teams with cross-cultural communication skills.
• Ability to travel both within Canada/US and internationally up to ~ 10%.
• German language skills are considered an asset.
  
  

What you’ll get in return: 

• A flexible and collaborative team dynamic 
• Opportunities for development 
• Opportunities to participate in exciting company events that give back to the community. 
• Competitive employer paid benefits and overall compensation package 
• And much more! 
• Please note that we appreciate the interest of all candidates, however only those under consideration will be contacted.
  
  

Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, family status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, or local laws.

Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities including during the application process. If you require an accommodation because of a disability, we will work with you to determine what reasonable accommodation may be available to meet your needs whether it be as an applicant or an employee. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. If you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation, you are encouraged to advise the Recruiter who will consult with you to determine an appropriate and reasonable accommodation.