Description
Job Description: Manager – Electrode Slitting (Battery Manufacturing)

Department: Production / Manufacturing
Designation: Manager – Electrode Slitting
Industry: Lithium-Ion Battery / BESS Manufacturing
Experience: 8–12 years (preferably in lithium-ion cell manufacturing)

1. Job Summary

The Manager – Electrode Slitting will be responsible for managing electrode slitting operations for lithium-ion battery manufacturing, ensuring high-quality electrode rolls, dimensional accuracy, minimum material wastage, and adherence to production targets. The role involves process optimization, equipment maintenance coordination, quality control, team management, and compliance with EHS standards.

2. Key Responsibilities

- Manage day-to-day electrode slitting operations for cathode and anode electrodes.
- Ensure compliance with slitting parameters, including width, burr limits, edge quality, alignment, and winding tension.
- Monitor electrode defects such as burr formation, edge cracking, coating damage, wrinkles, telescoping, and particle contamination.
- Ensure adherence to process specifications, SOPs, control plans, and quality standards.
- Optimize machine settings, blade clearance, blade sharpness, slitting speed, and tension control.
- Minimize electrode scrap, material loss, downtime, and process-related rejections.
- Coordinate with maintenance teams for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and equipment calibration.
- Work closely with electrode coating, calendaring, quality, process engineering, and downstream cell assembly teams.
- Analyze production data, yield, OEE, rejection rates, and downtime to drive continuous improvement.
- Implement root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for recurring process issues.
- Ensure proper handling, storage, traceability, and identification of electrode rolls.
- Maintain cleanroom/controlled-environment requirements, where applicable,



to prevent moisture and particulate contamination.
- Lead, train, and develop operators, technicians, and shift supervisors.
- Ensure compliance with EHS guidelines, machine safety, and secure handling procedures.

3. Technical Skills Required
- Strong knowledge of lithium-ion battery electrode manufacturing processes.
- Hands-on experience with electrode slitting machines for anode and cathode materials.
- Understanding of electrode coating, calendaring, slitting, and downstream winding/stacking processes.
- Knowledge of slitting blades, rotary knives, blade clearance, tension control, and web alignment.
- Understanding of burr measurement, edge inspection, dimensional tolerances, and electrode defect analysis.
- Experience in process validation, SOP development, SPC, FMEA, CAPA, and root cause analysis.
- Knowledge of production planning, yield improvement, scrap reduction, and OEE monitoring.
- Familiarity with PLC/HMI-controlled slitting equipment and basic troubleshooting.

4. Educational Qualifications
- B.E./B.Tech./Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Production, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience in lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing is highly preferred.

5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Electrode slitting yield and material utilization.
- Slitting-related rejection and scrap percentage.
- Burr levels and edge-quality compliance.
- Production output versus target.
- Machine uptime and OEE.
- Customer/internal quality complaints.
- Changeover time and equipment downtime.
- Safety compliance and team productivity.

6. Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in electrode slitting operations within a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility. The candidate must demonstrate strong technical knowledge, leadership capabilities, troubleshooting skills, and a continuous-improvement mindset, with a proven track record of improving production efficiency and electrode quality.

📌 Manager-Electrode Slitting (India)
🏢 Vikram Solar
📍 India