Date: Aug 29, 2025
- Location: Sagunto, ES
- Company: PowerCo Battery Spain, S.A.U.
- Level of Experience: Professionals
- Job Function: Operations
- Job ID: 4182
**Value Stream Manager**:
**Value Stream Manager**
Operations I Professionals
**With whom you will CELLebrate**
We are proud to announce the launch of our cell manufacturing facility in Valencia. This is more than just a job - it’s a unique opportunity to shape the future of sustainable energy. Join us as we ramp up operations and help build a world-class company
At PowerCo, we believe in fostering an environment where ambition meets collaboration, and where flexibility and creativity thrive. You'll be part of a diverse, talented team that is shaping the future of battery production. You’ll have the chance to advance your career while working alongside passionate colleagues who share a vision of making a lasting impact on the world.
Are you ready to be part of something exciting? **Power up your career with us**
**How you will CELLebrate**
**Tasks**:
- Propel project progress within the value stream, ensuring alignment with timelines, cost budgets, and specifications.
- Proactively identify issues, risks, and opportunities—collaborating closely with line functions to develop effective solutions.
- Escalate unresolved issues and critical decision points to the Production Area Lead when they fall outside the value stream’s scope.
- Maintain up-to-date and consistent tracking of timelines (Primavera plans), risks, opportunities, and issues reports, ensuring proactive management.
- Serve as the voice of the Value Stream area in stakeholder forums, including shop floor walks and strategic meetings.
- Organize and manage plant and construction-side activities to guarantee seamless coordination.
- Troubleshoot technical challenges, such as collisions, and ensure all necessary permits and readiness requirements are met.
**Main Interfaces**
- Upstream and downstream Value Stream Managers
- Value Stream Planners (Building, BSI, Equipment Planning) and other operations line functions
- Procurement Teams
- Plant Operations Organization (“Betriebsorganisation”)
**What you need for our CELLebration**
**Leadership Skills**
- Hands-on leader with proven experience managing operational teams in a manufacturing setting.
- Skilled at setting daily priorities and orchestrating cross-functional collaboration to meet objectives.
- Experienced in managing contractors, vendors, and equipment suppliers during construction, installation, and commissioning phases.
**Technical Skills**
- Possesses a sophisticated “planner mindset,” anticipating obstacles and planning ahead proactively.
- Deep expertise in battery manufacturing processes, with a solid grasp of battery-specific infrastructure to guide factory setup.
- Well-versed in production ramp-up planning, including materials readiness and process stability.
**Personal Attributes**
- Exceptionally organized, with a strong commitment to operational excellence.
- Approachable communicator, fostering open and effective dialogue across teams.
- Capable of delivering quick, high-level impact assessments followed by thorough, detailed analyses to inform precise decision-making.
**What else can you bring**
- Demonstrates adaptability to shifting priorities and demands.
- Please submit your CV in English.
- Bachelor´s degree in Engineering or equally valid to possess relevant professional experience in the battery industry.
- More than 3 years experience in battery sector.
- Fluent in English.
- Willingness to travel internationally.
**What to look forward to**
- PowerCo Battery Spain S.A.U. provides an unique opportunity to be part of a growing company with a strong sustainable and innovative conscience. With a flexible, friendly and ambitious work environment. In addition, it will allow you to advance your career alongside a group of diverse and talented colleagues.
- Permanent contract and competitive remuneration packet.
- Flat hierarchies.
- Shift work
We believe that the best results are created in a diverse and inclusive environment.
Entry date: 02/03/2025 I Requisition Number: 4182- Company: PowerCo Battery Spain, S.A.U.
- Location: Sagunto, ES
- Job Function: Operations
- Level of Experience: Professionals
- Job ID: 4182
**Are you a battery believer?**:
PowerCo was founded in 2022 to become a general 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.
**Diversity, Equity and Inclusion**:
We believe that the best results are created in a diverse and inclusive environment.
PowerCo is open to hire people of all abilities including those with certificate of disabilities. Our company is