Manufacturing Operations Lead
About The Position
The Manufacturing Operations Lead is responsible for building, scaling, and running high-performance manufacturing operations at Standard Bots. This role sits at the intersection of production, engineering, supply chain, quality, and facilities, with a mandate to design systems that scale—not just keep the line running today. You will own day-to-day production performance while also acting as an internal operator-consultant: identifying bottlenecks, implementing durable processes, and ensuring the factory is set up to meet aggressive growth targets. This is a hands-on leadership role with direct influence on throughput, cost, quality, and team effectiveness.
Requirements
- Strong background in manufacturing operations, production management, or industrial engineering
- Proven experience scaling production systems in a fast-moving environment
- High technical aptitude with the ability to work directly with hardware, processes, and data
- Demonstrated leadership on the shop floor with hands-on execution capability
- Comfort operating across strategy and execution—from board-level metrics to wrench-turning
Nice To Haves
- Experience with MES implementation or manufacturing analytics
- Hardware engineering experience
- Manufacturing line management experience
Responsibilities
- Own sustained production output and operational excellence across current and future production lines (e.g., RO2, RO3).
- Design, launch, and stabilize new production stations and manufacturing spaces.
- Drive continuous improvement across throughput, cycle time, yield, and labor efficiency.
- Actively resolve shop-floor issues, including part quality problems, process breakdowns, and productivity gaps.
- Implement and scale manufacturing systems (MES, inventory controls, IQC, process checklists) to improve visibility and execution by default.
- Establish robust data capture and analytics to inform operational decisions.
- Build maintainable, repeatable processes that support scale and future handoff.
- Partner with supply chain to define sourcing strategies, safety stock levels, and supplier performance improvement.
- Lead incoming quality control (IQC) processes and supplier feedback loops.
- Collaborate closely with engineering on BOMs, drawings, change management, and production readiness.
- Lead, mentor, and develop manufacturing technicians and operators.
- Run 1:1s, drive cross-training plans, and raise the bar on ownership and accountability.
- Step in as the escalation point for production and people issues on the floor.
- Work tightly with Engineering, R&D, Software, and AI teams to ensure tight feedback loops between design and production.
- Support RMAs, prototype transitions, and pilot builds as needed.
- Partner with leadership on capacity planning, headcount planning, and future facility needs.
Benefits
- All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options.
- We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
