Plant Manager (Arizona)

The role

The Plant Manager will own all production output at the Phoenix-area facility. This includes managing throughput, quality, line uptime, and site readiness. You will also build and develop the on-site manufacturing team.

What you will do

• Own all production output including throughput rate, takt adherence, quality escape rate, line uptime, and on-time shipment.
• Drive continuous improvement across all production lines.
• Perform root-cause analysis and corrective action on throughput or quality deviations.
• Hold final product acceptance authority.
• Manage the workforce interface with the on-site staffing partner.
• Own site readiness across tooling, fixturing, material flow, equipment, utilities, and floor layout.
• Manage contractor and vendor relationships.
• Ensure full OSHA, NFPA 70E, and air quality permit compliance.
• Build and develop the on-site manufacturing team.
• Own workforce planning across headcount ramp, shift structure, skill mix, and certification tracking.

Required qualifications

• Run a high-volume discrete manufacturing facility end to end.
• Managed a large on-site workforce through a third-party staffing provider.
• Taken a facility from construction handover through first production to steady-state output.
• Design production systems including setting takt times, balancing lines, writing standard work, and building visual management boards.
• OSHA 1910, NFPA 70E, and environmental permit compliance are active parts of daily management.
• Build culture through standard work and clear escalation paths.
• Work in non-climate-controlled environments including active construction areas, data halls, electrical and mechanical rooms, and outdoor spaces.
• Lift, carry, push and pull up to 40 pounds.
• Sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Climb stairs and ladders, and move around equipment, cable trays and uneven surfaces.

Nice to have

• Structural steel fabrication
• Heavy equipment assembly
• Modular construction manufacturing
• Lean or Six Sigma Black Belt
• Experience commissioning robotic weld cells, CNC processing lines, or AGV material handling systems

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity)
• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms
• Equity in the form of restricted stock units

About the company

Fluidstack acquires power, designs and builds data centers, and operates them to deliver compute infrastructure for AI. The company is focused on delivering gigawatts of compute through hardware and software teams.