Operations & Logistics Manager

Ready • San Carlos, CA

6d • $100,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Ready is a remote-first Public Benefit Corporation building the Utility Intelligence Platform that helps governments, utility operators, and consultants manage complex infrastructure programs end-to-end. As Ready expands its hardware product lines (Hypercube, our field-deployable infrastructure platform, and Portals, our communications hubs), physical operations have become mission-critical. The Fab Lab in San Carlos is the center of our hardware development, testing, assembly, staging, and deployment efforts. We're looking for an Operations & Logistics Manager to own the operational backbone of the Fab Lab: the systems that move hardware from production to deployment and keep the space running so Ready can continue building. This is a hands-on role for someone who solves problems from first principles and builds the processes that make routine work easy and automatic, all while nurturing a space where creativity and genius can flourish. This is an onsite role based in San Carlos, CA, five days per week.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in management of facilities, logistics, supply chain, operations, inventory, or related roles
• Experience supporting hardware, manufacturing, lab, workshop, production, or warehouse environments strongly preferred
• Expert knowledge of managing shipping, freight, inventory, or vendor operations via DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS, et
• Calm, low-ego, and highly collaborative, with a bias toward action and problem-solving
• Knowledge of California workplace, safety, or facilities regulations
• Highly proactive and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Comfortable working hands-on in a physical environment, including moving and organizing equipment and materials (ability to lift 25+ lbs)

Nice To Haves

• Safety certifications relevant to facilities or industrial environments
• Exposure to telecom, infrastructure, manufacturing, or industrial operations

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end logistics for hardware moving to and from the Fab Lab, including inbound receiving, inspection, and intake through outbound freight for customer deployments.
• Manage carrier and freight relationships, schedule shipments, track deliveries and resolve delays, damaged goods and exceptions before they affect production timelines
• Own inventory and asset accuracy across raw materials, components, spare parts, and finished hardware, including chain-of-custody documentation and deployment records
• Coordinate with hardware and production teams to align build schedules with deployment timelines
• Own day-to-day Fab Lab operations, keeping the workplace organized, functional, and safe, including layout, furniture, storage systems, and staging areas, ready to support production
• Serve as the primary point of contact for facility vendors (cleaning, maintenance, utilities, security, waste management, and building management), and own maintenance, repairs, inspections, and preventative upkeep
• Maintain facility documentation, vendor contracts, permits, and compliance records, and ensure adherence to California workplace and safety requirements, including identifying and escalating operational or compliance risks when necessary
• Track facility, inventory, and logistics metrics and report operational health to leadership
• Partner closely with Hardware, Engineering, Product, Story, and People Operations teams for onsite events, customer demonstrations, executive visits, and team gatherings
• Operate effectively in a fast-moving environment with a high degree of ownership and autonomy

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus meaningful equity upside; salary range is $100,000-$120,000
• Competitive (and ever expanding) benefits for employees and dependents
• Opportunities to learn and grow – all things startups
• A chance to play a role in defining the roadmap as we pursue a bold vision and and a big goal
• To get away - we all convene 1-2x a year for [optional, encouraged] retreats
• We’re actively shaping our benefits program: have a say in which benefits matter to you
• The charter to realize a market that is set to receive $65 billion in grant funding across the United States

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed