Operations Build Technician Battery Cell Development Center
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Job Location:
Warren, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
The Role
The Operations Build Technician supports daytoday operations and build execution for advanced battery cell manufacturing processes at GMs Battery Cell Development Center (BCDC). This handson role performs equipment operation process setup material preparation troubleshooting quality checks and documentation to enable safe consistent and highquality development builds. Technicians work closely with engineering and industrialization manufacturing engineering quality and maintenance teams to support new technologies launch activities and continuous improvement.
What Youll Do
Safety & Compliance Leadership
- Follow all GM safety policies procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Use required PPE and maintain safe operating conditions at all times.
- Participate in safety checks audits and incident investigations.
- Support hazardous materials handling and emergency response readiness.
Operations and Build Execution
- Operate equipment and perform build activities across slurry/mixing coating calendaring assembly formation and endofline testing.
- Execute material prep machine setup parameter verification and process startup/shutdown.
- Monitor equipment performance and respond quickly to issues or abnormalities.
- Complete JES/TIS/SOP steps accurately and escalate concerns as needed.
- Maintain clean organized and compliant work areas.
Manufacturing System Support
- Assist engineering teams with equipment commissioning testing and validation.
- Support process trials capability studies and data collection for development builds.
- Improve documentation (JES/TIS/SOPs PFDs PADs PCPs) through updates and feedback.
- Help implement process changes upgrades or new technology integration.
Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Perform inprocess inspections measurements and data recording.
- Identify quality concerns and assist with rootcause troubleshooting.
- Support BuiltinQuality activities and containment when required.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using GMS principles.
- Document observations and lessons learned to support future builds.
CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Work closely with operations engineering maintenance and quality teams to resolve issues.
- Support supplier equipment acceptance integration or trials as needed.
- Communicate clearly across shifts to maintain continuity and process stability.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- 13 years of manufacturing operations or technical experience
- Strong mechanical aptitude and handson experience with industrial equipment.
- Ability to read and follow standardized work instructions and technical documentation.
- Familiarity with basic measurements inspection tools and data entry.
- Ability to work offshifts weekends or holidays as business needs require.
- Ability to wear PPE (safety glasses gloves hard hat ear protection safety shoes clean room suits respirators if required).
- Strong problemsolving skills with attention to detail and quality.
- Ability to work in a fastpaced dynamic development environment.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience in lithiumion cell manufacturing (slurry/mixing coating calendering stacking/assembly formation EOL testing).
- Experience in development pilot or startup environments.
- Experience with EV/highvoltage safety and lithiumion manufacturing hazards.
- Exposure to Automation robotics or AMR integration.
- Knowledge of Built-in-Quality Lean or GMS principles.
- Red X DFSS DOE Lean or CIP training or certifications.
- Experience with process troubleshooting and equipment adjustments
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
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