The Role
Lead New Product Introduction and capital deployment for rail motor products across multiple facilities. Own capital planning, supplier selection, equipment commissioning, process industrialization, standardization, reliability improvements, and productivity gains while meeting quality, cost, safety, and schedule targets.
Summary Generated by Built In
MISSION:
Lead the successful execution of Power Generation programs from customer requirements through NPI, production launch, and ongoing delivery, ensuring programs achieve schedule, cost, quality, and customer commitments. Build strong customer confidence while driving cross-functional accountability across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Sales.
Lead the successful execution of Power Generation programs from customer requirements through NPI, production launch, and ongoing delivery, ensuring programs achieve schedule, cost, quality, and customer commitments. Build strong customer confidence while driving cross-functional accountability across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Sales.
OUTCOMES:
- Manufacturing Process Readiness: Define, document, and validate 100% of required coil and stator manufacturing processes before production release.
- Standard Times & Line Balance: Establish standard times for all critical operations and balance lines to the approved production ramp before each ramp phase.
- Equipment Readiness: Specify, source, and commission all assigned production equipment by approved project launch dates.
- Layout & Material Flow: Validate production layouts, material flow, lifting, and operator requirements before equipment installation.
- Production Documentation: Release work instructions and measurable process standards for 100% of assigned operations before production launch.
- Process & Product Validation: Complete required process validation and IEC 60034 testing before production release, with identified issues resolved.
- Production Ramp: Achieve approved cycle time, throughput, quality, and output targets by the agreed production stabilization date.
- Workforce Readiness: Train and qualify 100% of designated operators on standard work before independent operation.
ROLE COMPETENCIES:
- Medium-Voltage : 5+ years manufacturing medium-voltage rotating electrical machines, including form-wound coil and stator processes.
- Engineering Foundation: Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Mechatronic Engineering, or related field; able to interpret winding diagrams, slot drawings, insulation BOMs, and technical documentation.
- Insulation & VPI: Strong knowledge of medium/high-voltage insulation systems, VPI processes, stress grading, corona protection, and UL EIS compliance.
- Coil & Winding Expertise: Practical knowledge of form-wound coils, coil pitch, insertion, connections, and winding processes.
- Electrical Testing & Safety: Knowledge of IEC 60034 routine testing and electrical safe-work practices.
- Manufacturing Engineering: Skilled in time standards, line balancing, layouts, material flow, equipment specification, and production ramp-up.
- Problem Solving: Uses data and structured problem solving to resolve manufacturing constraints, variation, and performance gaps.
- Technical Communication: Working technical English with the ability to translate engineering requirements into clear production standards and work cross-functionally.
- Preferred: New plant/line startup, taping or winding automation, MTM/MOST, commercial insulation systems, advanced IEC 60034 knowledge, DraftSight, or SolidWorks.
About
Fortune 500 pedigree. Startup agility. No compromise. We blend a century of manufacturing excellence with the speed and grit to take on today's manufacturing and industry challenges. Our mission? To be the catalyst of success for a select group of like-minded customers who are leading the North American manufacturing and industrial renaissance. Our vision? To be the world’s most trusted company.
Skills Required
- Experience leading NPI and industrialization across multiple facilities
- Capital project management including business cases, budgeting, and CapEx execution
- Motor manufacturing expertise with focus on rail product design and production
- Experience developing bid packages and selecting/managing equipment suppliers
- Proven track record of process improvement, tooling optimization, and productivity gains
- Strong analytical skills using KPIs and structured problem-solving
- Ability to drive multi-site alignment and implement standardized engineering processes
- Mechanical and electrical equipment troubleshooting and reliability improvement experience
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The Company
What We Do
Rockit Motors is a contract manufacturer specializing in electric motors, alternators, stators, rotors, and coils for industrial, rail, e-mobility, and power generation sectors. They leverage a century of manufacturing experience with startup agility to solve complex manufacturing challenges.
