Technical Facilities Manager (110098-0325)

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Rob Gruar, Chief Engineer – Electrochemical Materials and Manufacturing, at rob.gruar@warwick.ac.uk.

Are you ready to join a growing research group in energy storage and batteries? Do you have a strong background in chemistry or process engineering with experience in electrode slurry and coatings development, and/or battery cell design and manufacture?

We are looking for a Technical Facilities Manager to drive our electrode and cell scale-up production and test activities with our industrial and academic partners.

Using the resources of our Energy Innovation Centre (EIC), you will join the team working on the Battery Scale-Up line and as part of the Advanced Materials Battery

Industrialisation Centre (AMBIC) to deliver projects focused on upscaling from a low volume laboratory scale, up to mid-volume production working specifically on the Battery Scale-Up line and within the AMBIC capability. The role will deliver breakthrough knowledge for the benefit of all battery manufacturing sectors, including automotive, aerospace and consumer electronic. WMG’s battery electrode and cell assembly facilities are unique within the UK and allow manufacturing and scientific challenges such as improving energy density, power density, quality, cost, functional safety, reliability and lifetime to be addressed for the benefit of industry.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so. 

About You
You will have experience in developing electrode slurries and coatings and/or battery cell design and manufacture and have working knowledge of process and quality control and experience of operating technical facilities. Experience of electrochemistry would be an advantage but is not essential. You will have a high level of attention to detail with previous experience of working and/or managing facilities in this technology space – preferably in an industrial setting. You will be experienced in planning and running production and test activities and delivering projects to time and budget. Adaptability and good communication skills are essential (oral and written).

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday, 22nd April 2025 at 11.55pm.

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