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Case Study/Battery Solutions

Northvolt

"It was a challenging position to fill yet they were completely dedicated to helping us. Great customer service. We will continue to work with them."

Case Study/Battery Solutions

Pangea case study with NorthVolt - logo

 

Memstar USA Challenge

CHALLENGE

In 2021 Northvolt instructed Pangea to support them in their hiring plans, identifying key professionals to aid construction of their giga factories across Europe and the USA. At the time huge lithium-ion battery gigafactories were being built to bring affordable electric motoring to the masses.

Ex-VPs of Tesla Motors in California built Northvolt with the objective of creating the greenest lithium-ion battery in the world using recycled batteries containing lithium, nickel, and cobalt. Finding the best talent to build such a battery required sourcing experts willing to relocate to remote Northern Sweden, where Northvolt's first gigafactory was being built.

Northvolt had committed to signing contracts with incredibly tight deadlines with automotive manufacturers like BMW and Volkswagen for completion by the end of 2021, so speed in the search was cruicial also.

Pangea case study with NorthVoltMemstar USA SolutionSOLUTION

Pangea's search covered a variety of roles:

  • Factory Engineering, Design & Construction (Production Facility) – to help Northvolt build the facility
  • Advanced Manufacturing – Setting up the Manufacturing and infrastructure teams
  • Research & Development (Cell Development)
  • Battery Module/ Pack and Cell Engineering
  • New Product Introduction (NPI)
  • Quality & Operations
  • Supply Chain & Purchasing

Headhunting found highly skilled technical experts, based in Europe, to deliver this large-scale project.

 

Memstar USA ResultsRESULTS

Over a two year period Pangea placed 80 candidates with Northvolt at various Sweden locations: Skelleftea, Vasteras, and Stockholm head office as well as in Heide, Germany.

"I recently worked with Pangea for a key hire for my team. After sharing the job profile, they were able to identify highly qualified candidates. This allowed us to focus on fit with the team. It was a challenging position to fill yet they were completely dedicated to helping us. Great customer service. We will continue to work with them."

Memstar USA - Bhasker DavidGroup Vice President – Energy Storage & Optimisation