Seeking Manufacturing Technicians at a rapidly growing producer of high-energy, solid-state lithium metal batteries in Beltsville, Maryland. This manufacturer creates batteries that are safer, lighter, and enable form factors with tighter packing density that enhance system performance. Technicians will be hands-on with materials processing, data collection, and inventory management.

Responsibilities:

Operating process equipment to a production schedule for the manufacture next generation battery materials.
Preforming basic laboratory duties such as weighing chemicals, mixing chemicals, and general lab upkeep.
Performing various tasks for processing and fabricating materials according to SOPs, Work Instructions, or Engineering Test Plans.
Working independently under general supervision and direction from a supervisor, scientists, and/or engineers.
Data collection and entry to the Production Database and/or Excel files.
Proactively reporting inconsistencies, malfunctions, and/or variations in equipment while operating in accordance with Ion's Control Plan.
Providing essential feedback on how to improve ISS methods and procedures as we work to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing process
Performing all work in adherence to company environmental, health and safety guidelines and maintaining cleanliness of work areas.
Experience:

Required: 2 years of experience with use of automated or semi-automated equipment

Preferred: 2 or more years manufacturing battery cells, ceramics, laboratory chemical processing, and/or using ovens to process manufacturing parts

Preferred: 2 or more years of inventory management and organizational experience in Kanban systems, FIFO, and/or 5S.
Preferred: 5 or more years of industrial manufacturing experience including handling chemicals.

Required Skills:
Comfortable with daily use of MS Teams, Excel, and Outlook.

Ability to independently operate industrial machinery in a safe manner after proper training.