# Manager, Manufacturing Optimization

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Ashville, Ohio
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $143,000-$191,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: 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 Optimization Manager to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across our manufacturing sites in the US.

**Responsibilities**

- Establish a scalable operating system (tiered accountability, daily management, KPI trees, visual management) aligned to safety, quality, delivery, and cost

- Strengthen cross-functional execution by integrating Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Test into shared problem-solving and prioritized action plans

- Standardize processes and work content to reduce variation, improve first-pass yield, and enable predictable staffing models and flexible labor deployment

- Drive continuous improvement using structured problem solving (A3/8D), waste elimination, and targeted kaizen to improve flow and performance

- Lead rapid triage on critical constraints and escapes across all Anduril facilities,stabilize safety/quality events, throughput losses, and schedule risks using standard escalation and containment playbooks

- Coach and develop Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders through daily Gemba, leader standard work, and structured feedback

- Capture and deploy best practices across lines/cells/sites via playbooks, standard work libraries, and replication mechanisms with clear ownership and audit cadence

- Develop practical tools and structures (dashboards, hour-by-hour boards, problem queues, skills boards) that improve visibility, prioritization, and decision speed

**Requirements**

- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and production operations

- 2+ years in a supervisor or production operations lead/manager role in a high-volume production environment

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

- Can interpret technical documentation (mechanical drawings, work instructions, building plans, equipment specs, electrical schematics, etc.)

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

- Passion for employee development and enjoy the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran production staff

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

- Experience supporting process development

- Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing or Six Sigma principles

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Proficient with MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project)

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

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Aircraft new product introduction (NPI) experience

- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering, business, or applied science)

- Lean six sigma green belt certified

- Working knowledge of AS9100 standards and OSHA laws

- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance

- Experience in small electronic assembly and drones a plus

- Ability to develop cross functional relationships as a well-respected, trusted partner

**Benefits** Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) that ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

## Skills

### Required
- LEAN manufacturing
- process improvement
- problem-solving
- communication
- MS Office
- security clearance

### Nice to have
- Aircraft NPI
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- AS9100 standards
- OSHA laws
- small electronic assembly
- drones

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