Manufacturing Operations Manager, Roadrunner

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Ashville, OH · Manufacturing : Manufacturing

This role is for a Manufacturing Operations Manager at Anduril, a defense technology company. The manager will oversee production activities for the Roadrunner VTOL counter-UAS interceptor, focusing on planning, coordination, safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness. The role involves leading a manufacturing team, ensuring compliance with EHS and quality standards, managing production schedules, and driving process improvements. While the company heavily utilizes AI and autonomous systems in its products (like Lattice OS and Roadrunner), this specific role is focused on the manufacturing operations of these products, not the direct development or research of AI/ML models themselves.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead, motivate, and manage a team of production supervisors, front-line team members, and support staff. Provide training, facilitate professional development, and conduct performance reviews.
  2. Champion an EHS-focused culture by ensuring production processes, equipment, and team members comply with established requirements. Actively work with the EHS team to continuously improve processes and drive accountability to 5S standards.
  3. Ensure products meet all quality standards and specifications. Implement and utilize quality control processes, participate in improvement and corrective action activities, and drive reduction in variability.
  4. Work closely with production planning to develop and execute production schedules to meet demand requirements.
  5. Develop and refine process instructions. Ensure these processes are diligently communicated, trained to, and followed.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Management, or a related field
  • 10+ years experience in manufacturing
  • 5+ years in manufacturing leadership
  • Lean manufacturing experience
  • Excellent leadership, organization, and communication skills
  • Strong knowledge of production management principles and demonstrated success executing them
  • Proficiency in production management software and Microsoft Office
  • U.S. Citizen Required

Nice to have

  • Exposure to multiple production management platforms including ERPs, MESs, and other data management systems
  • Experience working in safety and quality critical environments such as energetics, aerospace, chemicals, etc.
  • Aircraft manufacturing experience
  • Composite materials and advanced manufacturing
  • Automation Experience
  • Experience with Oracle ERP
  • Experience with MES Forge software

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. Citizen Required