VP of Manufacturing

Lead the roll-to-roll production line build from design freeze through procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and nameplate operation, owning the schedule, budget, and critical path. Manage the Chattanooga engineering team, facility readiness, contractors, safety, and groundwork for a future 10X-scale greenfield facility.

Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in an engineering field, preferably chemical, mechanical, or industrial engineering, and at least eight years delivering capital projects or production lines with direct schedule and budget ownership. Candidates should have taken a production line or plant from purchase order to nameplate operation and have experience leading multidisciplinary teams, facility design, utilities, permitting, and site selection; U.S. citizenship is required.

Key Skills

Capital Project Execution

Production Line Commissioning

Schedule and Budget Management

Procurement

Contractor Management

Facility Readiness

Utilities and Facility Design

Permitting and Code Compliance

Vendor Accountability

Construction and Operational Safety

Team Leadership

Site Selection

Roll-to-Roll Processing

Material Handling

Chemical Handling

Critical Path Management

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