Need a charge? Canada’s $5-billion battery plant is looking for employees

financialpost.com:

A $5-billion electric-vehicle (EV) battery plant being constructed in Windsor, Ont., by a company backed by Netherlands-based automaker Stellantis NV and South Korea-based LG Energy Solution Ltd. is now well into its hiring process.

The joint venture, called NextStar Energy Inc., could generate up to $15 billion in government funding as part of a broader, somewhat controversial strategy to establish Canada as a clean energy superpower.

The plant is being designed to eventually produce 49 gigawatt hours of battery power per year, which is enough to power 500,000 EVs, and the company said it’s “revolutionizing the North American EV industry.”

The factory is expected to come online by July 2024, but it will take quite a bit of work to get a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery plant up and running.

By the time hiring is complete in 2025, the plant will have 2,500 employees. NextStar currently has 30 jobs posted on its site, with plans to add another 100 by year-end to form a 130-person “launch team.”

The company’s HR department declined to disclose salary ranges and their diversity and inclusion standards for hiring, but it’s seeking engineers, technicians and business development staff. Engineers are responsible for the design of a project, while technicians are responsible for its implementation.

The 30 jobs currently on the site include: a mechanical utility engineer, who will be tasked with maintaining mechanical equipment, training technicians and managing contractors; a module QA engineer, who will monitor the production process and products for quality; and a communication specialist to create written, graphic and digital content, and develop new communications campaigns.

One expert said that filling those