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Ascend Elements · 1 month ago

Plant Engineering & Reliability Manager

positionCovington, GA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date8+ years exp

Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of lithium-ion battery materials through sustainable practices. The Plant Engineering & Reliability Manager will lead all technical functions at the Covington facility, ensuring safe and compliant operations while driving engineering improvements and reliability enhancements.

Advanced MaterialsBatteryEnergy StorageManufacturingSustainability
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Lead all process and facilities engineering activities supporting reliable daily operations
Manage small continuous improvement projects, including scoping, vendor coordination, installation support, and commissioning assistance
Ensure engineering governance including MOC, design reviews, documentation control, and technical standards
Provide strategic oversight to the Maintenance Manager
Oversight of utilities systems including boilers, HVAC, compressed air, cooling water, nitrogen, RO/DI, and electrical distribution
Ensure preventive/predictive maintenance execution, CMMS integrity, backlog governance, and scheduling
Oversee maintenance KPIs, spare parts strategy, and work order quality
Own the reliability program including RCM/FMEA, RCA, and predictive technologies
Track reliability KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, OEE and availability
Oversee MI compliance for regulated equipment
Maintain MI documentation and inspection intervals
Lead I&E and Automation teams
Maintain PLC/HMI systems, SCADA reliability, and electrical compliance
Manage OT networking, MES/SCADA endpoints, device provisioning, and cyber hygiene
Support throughput modeling, bottleneck analysis, labor optimization, and process improvement
Lead and develop Maintenance, Utilities, Engineering, I&E, Automation, Industrial Engineering
Prioritize technical work, approve engineering approaches, and escalate high-risk changes appropriately

Qualification

Engineering leadershipReliability engineeringCMMSAutomationMechanical IntegrityUtilities managementIndustrial engineeringCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering
8+ years technical experience
3+ years leadership
Engineering/maintenance leadership
MI knowledge
utilities knowledge
reliability knowledge
CMMS knowledge
automation knowledge
communication skills

Company

Ascend Elements

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Ascend Elements manufactures sustainable battery materials using elements from discarded lithium-ion batteries.
dateFounded in 2015
location
Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://ascendelements.com

H1B Sponsorship

Ascend Elements has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8)
2024 (14)
2023 (6)
2022 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.72B
Key Investors
SKS PEFifth WallUS Department of Energy
2024-09-09Secondary Market· $98.23M
2024-02-20Series D· $162M
2023-09-06Series D· $460M

Leadership Team

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Norma J Franklin
Human Resources Business Partner
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Recent News

Morningstar.com
Ascend Elements Closes 2025 with Strong Business Momentum and Commercial Scale Production of Critical Minerals for Battery Production
2025-12-19
EIN Presswire
EV Battery Recycling Market is Forecasted to Reach a Value of US $10.09 Billion by 2029
2025-11-19
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American Battery Technology Shares Traded Lower Monday: What's Going On?
2025-10-28
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