Manpower, Line & Shop-floor Management 

• Plan and manage manpower deployment across the Pilot Line including shift/line management, attendance, multi-skilling, and readiness for changeover-driven workload swings. 

• Own overall shop-floor management of the Pilot Line, day-to-day activities across process areas, work allocation, housekeeping (5S), and coordination across electrode, cutting/stacking, cell assembly, welding, formation & aging, and inspection stations. 

• Manage non-standard procurement and consumables required for pilot builds (trial materials, spares, tooling, jigs/fixtures, chemistry-specific PPE), coordinating with Procurement/Stores to avoid trial downtime. 

Process Ownership & Chemistry Changeover Management 

• Own the Pilot Line process end-to-end across all process areas, including planning, sequencing, and executing changeovers between chemistries (e.g., LFP to NMC or other future chemistries) with minimal downtime. 

• Define and maintain changeover procedures, process parameters, and equipment settings/fixtures required for each chemistry, ensuring the line can be reconfigured quickly and repeatably for new trials.  

Functional 

• Organize and implement Pilot Line process/changeover strategies and action plans across all process areas to attain process-validation and productivity targets across chemistries. 

• Capture, analyze, and report trial data (process capability, NG rates, root-cause analysis) to support go/no-go decisions on process and equipment readiness for mass production. 

• Initiate plans and processes which minimize Pilot Line costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials, energy, and trial-cell capital across changeovers. 

• Coordinate with the R&D team to align pilot-line trial plans and changeover schedules with new chemistry/product development roadmaps, translating technical requirements into achievable pilot-line builds. 

• Coordinate with the Commercial team to understand customer and sample requirements, prioritize pilot-line build sequencing accordingly, and ensure timely delivery of trial cells/samples against commitments.