Operations Specialist, Pilot Manufacturing

The role

The Operations Specialist supports the daily operation of a pilot and contract manufacturing facility. This role involves facilities operations, manufacturing support, workplace hospitality, inventory management, and site coordination.

What you will do

• Conduct routine site walks to identify maintenance, safety, and supply needs.
• Support building systems, utilities, shared infrastructure, and employee facilities.
• Respond to facility and workplace requests and coordinate maintenance with vendors.
• Support equipment installation, work-area setup, and facility improvement projects.
• Assist with fleet vehicle management, including maintenance and records.
• Assist with shipping, receiving, material staging, and movement of supplies.
• Maintain keys, badges, and site-security processes.
• Maintain stock levels for consumables, PPE, janitorial supplies, and office materials.
• Maintain clean and functional breakrooms, kitchens, and meeting rooms.
• Coordinate catered meals, visitor refreshments, and employee events.

Required qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in facilities, workplace operations, manufacturing support, hospitality, logistics, industrial services, or a related hands-on role.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Service-oriented mindset.
• Ability to identify problems and resolve routine issues independently.
• Experience coordinating vendors, deliveries, maintenance, inventory, or workplace services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort working in an active industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, or similar business applications.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to travel periodically between the Vancouver facility and Portland headquarters.
• Frequent walking, standing, bending, reaching, and movement throughout the facility.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 40 pounds independently.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with industrial building systems, including HVAC, electrical, compressed air, emergency power, or fire protection.
• Experience supporting metal fabrication, machining, assembly, prototyping, warehouse, or pilot manufacturing operations.
• Experience with facilities ticketing, maintenance management, inventory, or vendor-management systems.
• Basic knowledge of OSHA, environmental, hazardous-waste, or workplace safety requirements.
• Experience supporting site startups, facility build-outs, equipment installation, or operational-readiness activities.
• Food-handler, first-aid, forklift, or other relevant operational certifications, or willingness to obtain them.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Health insurance (company pays 100% of gold-level PPO plan for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
• Dental insurance (company pays 100% for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
• Vision insurance (company pays 100% for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
• Disability insurance (company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support)
• Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA

About the company

Panthalassa is a renewable energy and ocean technology company focused on capturing ultra-low-cost renewable energy from oceans. The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon.