Manufacturing Manager Cellpack Production

Fuel Cell Energy is a global leader in decarbonizing power and producing hydrogen through our proprietary fuel cell technology. Our mission is to enable a world powered by clean energy. As an innovator and manufacturer of fuel cell clean power platforms, Fuel Cell Energy has the only technology in the world capable of capturing carbon from an external source and producing power at the same time.

In addition, we offer the only technology in the world capable of producing hydrogen, power and water simultaneously.

Salary
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The compensation for this position ranges from $115,000 to $125,000.

Lead the manufacturing operations team responsible for producing high volumes of cell packs and other repeat components for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) cell stacks. Ensure production output, quality, yield, and cost targets are met in a facility expanding its manufacturing scale. The Cell Pack Manufacturing Manager is a critical position for Fuel Cell Energy as we scale production to meet strong data-center demand.

The role offers high autonomy and visibility.

• Own daily production execution for electrode value streams (cell stack subassembly, sheet metal fabrication).
• Drive output to schedule commitments tied to stack assembly and customer delivery milestones.
• Manage throughput, OEE, and process yields; identify and eliminate bottlenecks using VSM and lean methods.
• Maintain production floor discipline: 5S, standard work, visual management, and tier accountability meetings (lead tier 2, report in tier
  3).

• Directly manage production supervisors, junior managers, and indirectly lead operators, technicians, and support personnel across a 24/7 operation.
• Develop team capability through structured cross-training; define and maintain skills matrices across the team.
• Lead hiring, performance management, and career development for the electrodes group.
• Ensure adequate staffing across all shifts, minimize overtime & unplanned OPEX.

• Partner with quality engineering to maintain control plans, in-process inspection criteria, and monitoring systems for critical parameters with strong emphasis on dimensional tolerances.
• Own non-conformance investigations and drive reduction in cost of poor quality (COPQ).
• Work with engineering and technology development to drive process risk assessments; own corrective and preventive action (CAPA) closure.

• Serve as the manufacturing voice in new product introduction (NPI); conduct manufacturing assessments to support NPI and product change reviews affecting electrode department production.
• Coordinate with R&D on process development trials and scale-up activities on the production floor.
• Support equipment procurement, specification, and commissioning.

• Ensure safe handling of metallic components and cell subassemblies in accordance with OSHA and site EHS standards.
• Enforce PPE compliance and maintain a zero-incident safety culture.

• Own key performance indicators: throughput rate, first-pass yield, scrap rate, cost per cell, equipment uptime.
• Report performance weekly to senior leadership; drive accountability to targets.

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 7+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience, including 3+ years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Experience with sheet metal fabrication methods.
• Proficiency with lean manufacturing tools (VSM, Kaizen, 5S, PDCA).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, process specifications, and control plans.

• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with fuel cell component manufacturing (MCFC, PEM, PAFC, or SOFC).
• Experience with PLM/ERP/MES systems and SPC software.
• Prior experience leading operations teams in a manufacturing environment transitioning from low to high volume production.
• Experience manufacturing components with tight dimensional and chemical tolerances.

• Comply with the EH&S…