Director of Manufacturing

The Manufacturing team builds and scales Fluidstack's production system for gigawatt-scale infrastructure. The role manages plant managers across multiple manufacturing sites, owns plant logistics end to end, and builds the manufacturing organization as new sites come online.

Responsibilities

Manage a bench of plant managers across multiple manufacturing sites, setting the production, quality, and safety bar every plant is held to; Own plant logistics end to end, including inbound materials, in-plant flow, and outbound shipping; Work across Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain to keep every plant running as designed, catching gaps before they show up in output; Set and hold production targets across the fleet, catching a struggling site early enough to fix it before it slips the build calendar; Build the manufacturing organization, hiring and developing plant managers as fast as new sites come online

Requirements

Managed multiple plant managers or site leaders at once, holding each to the same production and quality bar; Owned plant logistics, including inbound materials, in-plant flow, and outbound shipping; Worked cross-functionally with manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and program teams to keep multiple plants running as intended; Caught a struggling site early and fixed it before it slipped a build or shipment schedule; Writes clearly enough to turn a fleet-wide production issue into a decision a CEO or COO can make in one read; Able to work in non-climate-controlled environments, including active construction areas, data halls, electrical and mechanical rooms, and outdoor spaces; Able to lift, carry, push and pull up to 40 pounds; Able to sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods, including full shifts on your feet; Able to wear required PPE and follow site safety rules; Able to climb stairs and ladders and move around equipment, cable trays and uneven surfaces

Nice to have

Multi-site manufacturing operations (semiconductor, EV, battery, or industrial equipment); Supply chain and logistics network design; Lean or Six Sigma programs run at scale; P&L ownership across multiple facilities