Director of Manufacturing

The role

The Director of Manufacturing manages a bench of plant managers across multiple sites. This person owns plant logistics, sets production targets, and builds the manufacturing organization.

What you will do

• Manage a bench of plant managers across multiple manufacturing sites
• Set production, quality, and safety bars for every plant
• Own plant logistics end to end including inbound materials, in-plant flow, and outbound shipping
• Work across Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain to keep plants running as designed
• Set and hold production targets across the fleet
• Build the manufacturing organization by hiring and developing plant managers

Required qualifications

• Managed multiple plant managers or site leaders at once
• Owned plant logistics, inbound materials, in-plant flow, and outbound shipping
• Worked cross-functionally with manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and program teams
• Caught a struggling site early and fixed it before it slipped a build or shipment schedule
• Write clearly enough to turn a fleet-wide production issue into a decision a CEO or COO can make in one read
• 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 on your own
• 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

• 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

About the company

Fluidstack aims to deliver gigawatt-scale compute infrastructure for AI. They acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them with hardware and software teams.