Production Manager

Aalo Atomics•Austin, TX

45d•Onsite

About The Position

Aalo is scaling from building reactors to building them in volume. The Production Manager owns that outcome. You will lead a team of Production Supervisors and their technicians, own the performance of the production department end to end, and be personally accountable for whether hardware ships on time, on cost, and right the first time. You will spend your days making resourcing calls, killing recurring problems permanently, and building the leaders who run the floor. This role is for someone who takes total ownership of a number and does not accept that the current rate is the best possible rate.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, or a related field; OR high school diploma or equivalency certificate and 8+ years of progressive manufacturing experience
5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or production operations environment
3+ years of experience directly managing people, including managing supervisors, leads, or other people managers
Based in the United States
Willing to work on-site in Austin, TX
Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support production milestones
Must be able to work on an active manufacturing floor and wear required PPE
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing production in a regulated or high-consequence industry (nuclear, aerospace, defense, medical device, ASME code fabrication)
Demonstrated record of ramping a product from low-rate to serial production
Strong command of lean manufacturing and operational excellence — value stream mapping, takt, standard work, TPM, statistical problem solving
Experience owning a departmental P&L or operating budget
Experience implementing or scaling MES/ERP systems and shop floor data capture
Familiarity with nuclear quality assurance requirements (10 CFR 50 Appendix B, NQA-1) or equivalent regulated QMS (AS9100, ISO 13485)
Experience hiring and building teams quickly in a high-growth environment
Track record of developing supervisors into higher levels of responsibility

Responsibilities

Own production output for the department — safety, quality, throughput, cost, and on-time delivery
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Production Supervisors; build a leadership bench that can scale with the company
Translate the master production schedule into an executable plan; own capacity, staffing levels, and shift structure to meet it
Drive consistency of standards, process, and performance across all shifts and lines
Set and track departmental metrics; use data to identify constraints and eliminate them permanently rather than repeatedly working around them
Own the department's labor and operating budget; make and defend build-vs-buy, repair-vs-replace, and capital investment decisions
Partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Design Engineering to resolve systemic issues in process, tooling, materials, and design for manufacturability
Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions on significant quality escapes, safety events, and schedule misses
Plan and execute production ramp — hiring, training pipelines, layout, tooling, and process readiness ahead of demand
Champion a strong safety culture and full compliance with regulatory, quality system, and documentation requirements
Recruit, hire, and manage performance across the department
Report department status, risks, and recovery plans clearly to senior leadership