# Manufacturing Operations Manager, AD&S

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Ashville, Ohio
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $111,000-$147,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Defense Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager to join our growing team supporting Arsenal-1, our first hyper-scale manufacturing facility, located in Pickaway County, Ohio.

The Manufacturing Operations Manager will manage a team of highly talented technicians producing multiple platforms of hardware for strategic military customers, reporting to the Director of Manufacturing Operations for AD&S.

Responsibilities:

- Manage technician staff in the production and delivery of AD&S hardware through factory acceptance.

- Set priorities and direct daily operations, including the timely issuing and completion of work orders to the production floor.

- Ensure all operators follow safety procedures and that their teams' safety training is current, document EHS incidents, proactively correct workplace hazards, and empower others to continuously improve operations.

- Manage, coach, mentor, and support production technicians.

- Prioritize work activities for operators to achieve target on-time delivery goals.

- Ensure quality standards are met throughout the entire production process, and support no defects leaving a station or team area.

- Own the culture on your line: be a stakeholder in the programs and policies that affect life on the floor, and maintain a high bar for excellence while building a strong team.

- Provide clear, high-quality reports out to Production Managers, the Director of Manufacturing Operations, and the Head of Manufacturing as needed.

- Be an active participant in 5S and continuous improvement activities.

- Complete transactions in production systems (NetSuite, JIRA Anduril MES) on a daily basis.

- Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Planning, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure inventory levels are maintained and accurate in each work area.

- Provide a weekly report-out of production progress, blockers, risks, and needs, and generate daily pass-downs and weekly production reports for the engineering and operations teams.

- Lead daily communication with cross-functional teams, including engineering, technicians, supply chain, logistics, and quality, as necessary.

- Build a positive and collaborative team culture that promotes product knowledge, skills development, and cross-training.

- Show up every day with a high level of urgency, ownership, and enthusiasm to get the job done.

Requirements:

- 7+ years of experience in production-oriented or electro-mechanical technician fields, with at least 3+ years in a supervisor or production operations lead/manager role in a high-volume production environment.

- Experience working with ERP and MES systems.

- A full understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principles, and change management (ECOs).

- Ability to interpret technical documentation (mechanical drawings, work instructions, building plans, equipment specifications, electrical schematics, and similar).

- Experience working directly and communicating with designers and engineers.

- Extremely reliable, organized, and detail-oriented, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- A passion for employee development, and enjoyment of the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran production staff.

- Proven skills in both process and equipment troubleshooting, allowing you to adapt easily to constantly changing production environments.

- Experience supporting process development.

- Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing, or 6-Sigma principles.

- Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary range: $111,000-$147,000 USD

- Highly competitive equity grants

- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and other support

## Skills

### Required
- LEAN manufacturing
- ERP systems
- MES systems
- technical documentation
- communication
- team management
- process troubleshooting
- equipment troubleshooting
- 5S
- 6-Sigma

### Nice to have
- New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical field
- Lean Six Sigma green belt certification
- AS9100 standards
- OSHA laws

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