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Date:  Aug 26, 2025
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Company:  PowerCo SE
Level of Experience:  Management
Job Function:  Operations
Job ID:  4152

Lead of Sustainable Manufacturing & Recycling (all gernders)

 
Who we are

The mission has started. We proudly announce that in our Battery Valley we are starting our own battery cell production and the ramp up of our worldwide headquarters for global cell manufacturing. In this, the tasks and requirements of operations are varied. The operations takes care of all operations related activities within the battery cell manufacturing. Our responsibilities vary from planning, constructing and rolling out the forthcoming battery cell factories. Furthermore, planning and implementing operating functions such as logistics, quality, production and plant management is also key elements within the area of corporate product.

  
 
Your role and key responsibilities
  • Responsible for developing and managing a global strategy for recycling and monetizing production scrap across standardized factory blocks 
  • Development and implementation of methods, processes, standards and knowledge exchange regarding recycling in PowerCo and worldwide
  • Propose, develop, present and coordinate planning concepts in the field of battery recycling for PowerCo factories and ensure and steer their implementation until handover to operators
  • Responsibility for content creation and implementation of global strategic initiatives in the area of recycling (e.g. regarding partnerships, technology development, benchmarking) together with the relevant specialist functions in the VW Group
  • Taking into account various interests and framework conditions, including responsibility for identifying global and strategically relevant markets, technologies and other developments in the area of recycling within the scope of existing competencies and deriving directional specifications to ensure technological relevance and financial successes
  
 
What you bring to the team
  • Excellent English language skills, (Spanish desirable)
  • Several years of leadership experience
  • Proven management skills
  • Experience in battery cell manufacturing
  • Experience in battery recycling
  
 
What makes you stand out
  • Adaptation to high dynamic and evolving environment
  • Knowledge of battery, modules and cell production as well as recycling
  • Planning of new process, pragmatic approach, oriented to solutions. Pioner mindset
 
What to look forward to
  • Flexibe working time models
  • 30 days paid leave
  • Relocation support
  • More benefits to come
   
Company:  PowerCo SE
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Job Function:  Operations
Level of Experience:  Management
Job ID:  4152
Date:  Aug 26, 2025

Are you a battery believer?

PowerCo was founded in 2022 to become a global battery champion. Headquartered in Germany, we are currently ramping up gigafactories in Salzgitter, Valencia and St. Thomas in Canada with a total volume of up to 200 GWh. We are integrating the entire value chain and building a supply chain as local as possible. With that we are driving the development of a strong, sustainable battery industry in Europe and North America.

Questions?

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We believe that the best results are created in a diverse and inclusive environment. 
Therefore, all qualified applications will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, religion, gender (identity), sexual orientation, national origin or disability.

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