Site Operations Lead

OpenAI•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Site Operations Lead for Robotics, you will own the build-out and day-to-day execution of a production-like facility that enables robotics development, testing, and manufacturing work. This role is responsible for getting the site stood up and running smoothly: coordinating activities during construction and ramp, establishing the operating system for the space, and ensuring daily execution across manufacturing lines, warehousing, internal material movement, and overall site readiness. This is an on-the-ground leadership role with high ownership of execution, safety, and site reliability. The Site Operations Lead partners closely with Facilities, Safety, Engineering, and Operations teams, and coordinates contractor teams to keep work moving at speed with strong operational control. This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA and requires in-person presence 5 days a week to support physical operations.

Requirements

Have experience standing up and running day-to-day operations in a factory, lab, warehouse, or production-like facility
Are highly organized and proactive about keeping environments clean, safe, and execution-ready
Can coordinate multiple workflows (build-out, lines, warehousing, internal movement, facilities needs) without losing detail
Communicate clearly with frontline teams, contractors, and cross-functional partners and follow through on issues
Like improving systems and standard work, not just reacting to problems
Are comfortable operating with urgency during ramp while building durable processes for long-term stability
Remain calm under pressure, make decisions amid ambiguity, and stay focused on execution
Enjoy taking messy, early-stage systems and turning them into reliable, scalable operations

Responsibilities

Manage the onsite build-out day to day, coordinating daily activities with ongoing construction, contractors, and internal stakeholders
Stand up site operating rhythms (daily readiness checks, shift/startup routines, issue triage, and escalation paths) to ensure stable operations during ramp and steady state
Own daily site readiness and execution across manufacturing lines, work areas, and warehouse/stockroom spaces
Coordinate closely with factory floor operations to align on priorities, line needs, staffing readiness, and execution plans
Partner with and coordinate contractor workforces on-site (tasking, standards, safety expectations, performance follow-up, and escalation)
Own internal material movement and transport inside the facility (staging runs, line-side replenishment, internal transfers), ensuring flow and safety
Maintain clear standards for storage, labeling, staging lanes, workspace organization, and visual controls (5S or similar)
Coordinate day-to-day facility operations: access, work orders, basic maintenance scheduling, supply replenishment, space planning, and issue triage/escalation
Track and resolve operational issues that affect uptime or flow; drive root cause resolution across Facilities, Safety, Engineering, and Ops
Build and maintain SOPs for site operations workflows; train team members/contractors on standard work and safety expectations
Partner with Safety, Facilities, Engineering, and Ops teams to maintain a safe, compliant, and reliable operating environment