Manager - VA/EOL - Faraday Future

The Company:

Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We're producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We're not just seeking to change how our cars work – we're seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we're creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.

Your Role:

As the VA/EOL Manager, you'll be working with some of the industry's brightest minds to:

• Work within Vehicle Assembly and End of Line in providing leadership to manufacture a world class product while achieving KPI targets in quality, responsiveness, cost, delivery, and safety.
• Safety first. Evaluate and monitor processes and people to ensure a safe working environment. Apply problem solving tools to eliminate actual and potential hazards.
• Support model manufacturing plan development and execution, including trials and launch of new equipment and tooling.
• Lead with a continuous improvement mentality.
• Create a safe, respectful, fair and professional work environment.
• Reinforce company policies and procedures.
• Learn and understand escalation process.
• Implement FF Production System.
• Maintain close communications within the department and other departments for effective and efficient problem solving.
• Lead Uptime equipment strategies to assure operational excellence.
• Understanding of Preventative Maintenance strategies, activities, and monitoring metrics to manage current state as well as improve future state.
• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance as required to meet aforementioned goals with continuous process improvements; lead continuous improvement in manufacturing regarding safety, manpower utilization and efficiency, and ergonomics.
• Coach supervisors, line leaders and Team Members so they can grow and reach their maximum potential

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Business or manufacturing related discipline.
• Eight or more years of related professional experience in an automotive plant shop floor environment or equivalent.
• Leadership Experience: Five or more years in a management role exhibiting leadership and providing direction to others.
• Proven knowledge + expertise, and passion for manufacturing assembly, technology, and people
• Top-notch leadership, management, communication, coaching, listening skills
• Strong familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Problem Solving.
• A creative curiosity, collaborative ethic, hardworking enthusiasm, and driving personal vision
• Excellent communication skills and team-working tendencies
• A penchant for multi-tasking and self-starting
• A genuine fascination for the manufacturing field and a commitment to global change

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven expertise with start-up operations and automotive assembly
• A diverse skillset including leadership, communication, problem solving, emotional intelligence, active listening, decision making, motivator (self and others)
• A wide range of experience with process design and validation, line balancing, MES, automation, training and certification
• A true sense of determination… and hopefully a sense of humor

Salary Range:

($130K – $150K DOE)

Perks + Benefits

• Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Relocation assistance + reimbursement
• Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.