Operations Leader

Requirements

Manufacturing Scale-Up & Industrialization

• Build scalable manufacturing operations supporting rapid
  growth of complex engineered systems.
  
• Lead production readiness, throughput planning,
  operational ramp-up, process development, and manufacturing
  scalability initiatives.
  
• Establish operational processes and infrastructure
  required to support higher-volume production.
  

Contract Manufacturing & Supply Chain

• Lead contract manufacturing strategy and outsourced production
  relationships, including supplier selection, readiness, quality,
  delivery performance, and cost management.
  
• Build and strengthen supply chain capabilities supporting
  increasingly complex material and production requirements.
  
• Develop sourcing and operational risk mitigation
  strategies aligned with long-term growth objectives.
  

Operational Expansion & Execution

• Support production line build-outs, manufacturing expansion
  initiatives, and operational scaling efforts.
  
• Help establish scalable manufacturing workflows,
  operational systems, staffing structures, and production processes.
  
• Drive operational discipline, execution cadence, and
  performance accountability across the organization.
  

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with Engineering to ensure
  manufacturability and successful transition from product
  development into scalable production.
  
• Work cross-functionally with executive leadership, program
  management, and commercial teams to align operational
  execution with customer requirements and growth objectives.
  
• Help build the operational structure, leadership
  capability, and organizational discipline required for scale.
  

Quality & Operational Systems

• Implement and strengthen quality systems, manufacturing
  KPIs, operational reporting, and process controls.
  
• Support development of scalable operational disciplines
  across manufacturing, planning, supply chain, and production.
  

Operational Expansion & Execution

• Build a scalable manufacturing and operational roadmap aligned
  with aggressive growth targets.
  
• Strengthen contract manufacturing and supplier
  capabilities to support production scale-up.
  
• Improve operational readiness, throughput planning,
  execution discipline, and manufacturing scalability.
  
• Establish operational structure and processes capable of
  supporting rapid commercial growth.
  
• Become a trusted operational leader capable of driving
  execution in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
  

Candidate Profile - Experience & Background

• 15+ years of operations, manufacturing, industrialization, or
  supply chain leadership experience within complex manufacturing
  environments.
  
• Demonstrated success scaling manufacturing operations
  during periods of rapid growth, commercialization, or
  operational build-out.
  
• Experience launching or expanding manufacturing
  operations, production lines, or major capacity expansion initiatives.
  
• Strong experience leading contract manufacturing,
  outsourced production, or global manufacturing partnerships.
  
• Background within complex electro-mechanical systems,
  industrial equipment, power systems, energy technology,
  thermal management, automotive-adjacent manufacturing, or
  other engineered products environments.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical
  field required.
  

Technical & Operational Competencies

• Strong understanding of manufacturing scale-up,
  industrialization, production planning, throughput optimization,
  and operational readiness.
  
• Experience integrating manufacturing, supply chain,
  sourcing, and engineering functions within high-growth environments.
  
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, operational
  excellence, and quality systems.
  
• Experience with ERP systems, operational metrics, and
  manufacturing process improvement.
  
• Experience supporting medium-volume production of highly
  engineered systems strongly preferred.
  

Leadership Profile

• Hands-on builder comfortable operating in entrepreneurial and
  rapidly changing environments.
  
• Able to balance strategic leadership with tactical execution.
  
• Strong communicator and cross-functional partner capable
  of building alignment across technical and operational teams.
  
• Demonstrated ability to build teams, operational
  processes, and organizational structure during periods of
  scale-up and growth.
  

Benefits