Office & Operations Manager

Solcoa Industries

  • San Francisco Bay Area, California
  • 3 days ago

    Highlights

    We've developed a new chemistry that converts rare earth oxides into high-purity metals — the materials inside every EV, fighter jet, wind turbine, and data center — cleaner, cheaper, and faster than any conventional process. Own purchasing support—place and track orders for parts, equipment, and consumables; chase lead times; reconcile receipts against POs.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco Bay Area, California
    Websitehttps://solcoa.tech/

    Description

    Making the Metals Powering the World

    Solcoa is building the next generation of American metalmaking, starting with rare earths — the metals of power and motion. We've developed a new chemistry that converts rare earth oxides into high-purity metals — the materials inside every EV, fighter jet, wind turbine, and data center — cleaner, cheaper, and faster than any conventional process. Now we're scaling it to thousands of tonnes of annual production.

    The Role — Office & Operations Manager

    Keep a fast-moving industrial startup running. You'll own the day-to-day operations of our facility — office, vendors, purchasing support, onboarding, events. You'll be the first person many candidates, customers, and investors meet, and the person the whole team relies on to make problems disappear.

    What You'll Do

    • Run daily office operations: supplies, deliveries, food program, facilities requests, and vendor relationships.

    • Own purchasing support—place and track orders for parts, equipment, and consumables; chase lead times; reconcile receipts against POs.

    • Coordinate onboarding for new hires: workspace, equipment, badges, accounts, and first-week logistics.

    • Manage calendars, travel, and logistics for the leadership team; schedule interviews and customer/investor visits.

    • Plan team events, all-hands, and visits from customers, investors, and government stakeholders.

    • Support HR and finance operations, insurance paperwork, invoice processing, and expense management.

    • Keep the office and common areas organized, stocked, and presentable—and build the systems so it stays that way.

    What You Bring

    Required

    • 3+ years in office management, operations, or executive support—startup or industrial environment preferred.

    • Ruthless organization: you keep many threads moving without dropping any, and you document as you go.

    • Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable dealing with vendors, candidates, and executives alike.

    • Proficiency with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, and comfort picking up new tools (purchasing, HR, expense systems).

    • Bias to action—you see a problem and fix it before anyone asks.

    Preferred

    • Experience at a hardware, manufacturing, or lab-based company.

    • Exposure to purchasing/receiving, light bookkeeping, or HR administration.

    • Experience supporting founders or executives directly.

    Compensation & Benefits

    • Competitive base salary

    • Equity (stock options)

    • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

    • Company-provided lunch daily

    • Visa sponsorship available if needed

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