SuperBattery Site Director (m/f/x)

Skeleton`s SuperBattery Site in Varkaus, Finland is now looking for a driven and experienced

SuperBattery Site Director to join our growing team!

As the SuperBattery Site Director of the Varkaus production site, you will hold full operational and strategic responsibility for the site’s performance, development, and alignment with company-wide goals. You are not only the key contact for internal-and external stakeholders, but also the leader and visionary who drives excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement across all site operations. 

Your key responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:  

Strategic Leadership & Team Development

• Lead the Varkaus team with a strategic vision, emphasizing accountability and collaboration.
• Promote core values: get shit done, use good judgement, and push boundaries.
• Align company objectives with actionable site-level goals.
• Implement performance metrics and KPIs for continuous improvement.
• Create an empowering work environment for individual growth and team cohesion.
• Demonstrate hands-on leadership on-site to build trust and engagement.

Operational Oversight & Resource Management

• Ensure the site is equipped with necessary tools and safety equipment.
• Act as a liaison between Varkaus and other Skeleton teams for seamless communication.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement workflow optimizations.

Financial Ownership & Budget Management

• Manage the budgeting process, including planning and reporting.
• Maintain financial transparency through invoice verification and cost control.
• Collaborate with the function manager on budget approvals while overseeing financial operations.

External Relations & Compliance

• Build relationships with external partners and service providers.
• Ensure compliance with EHS regulations and promote safety best practices.
• Oversee facility maintenance to ensure operational readiness.

Production Strategy, Campaign Execution & Supply Chain Leadership

• Lead production planning and execution aligned with strategic goals.
• Define production targets, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Manage material planning, procurement, inventory, and outbound logistics.

Requirements

• Experience in industrial or process environments, particularly in piece production.
• Ideally, experience in battery-related settings.
• A minimum of 5 years in comparable positions.
• Proven expertise in managing teams, operations, and site management.
• Proficient in both Finnish and English.
• Educational background in Engineering, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
• Willingness to be present on-site in Varkaus five days a week.

Benefits

• We offer a good and encouraging work community
• Our company is in a growth phase, se we also offer good growth opportunities
• Employee benefits

We're not just about energy storage. We're about redefining energy for a net-zero future, and we'd love for you to be a part of our journey.

About Skeleton

Skeleton Technologies is a Global Cleantech 100 company and a technology leader in high-power energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive, and industrial applications.

For us, developing and producing the best energy storage solutions is a means to an end: helping companies to reduce CO2 emissions and save energy.

We work with some of the largest companies in the world from automotive and industrial OEMs to truck fleet operators and aerospace prime contractors. Our products decrease CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, improve power quality, and empower wider electrification of the biggest industries globally.

Our supercapacitor and SuperBattery energy storage technologies, based on patented curved graphene, represent the biggest technological advancement in the industry in the last 20 years and the use of this innovative material provides our products with an unparalleled advantage in power and energy density.

Skeleton Technologies is located in multiple locations: its headquarters in Tallinn (Estonia), manufacturing facilities in Markranstädt (Germany) and Varkaus (Finland), materials development in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, and several additional locations in Finland (Helsinki and Lappeenranta), as well as its first people in Toulouse (France).