Director of Production

Location: Torrance, CA

Who You Are

You are an experienced manufacturing manager who knows how to turn complex hardware into a repeatable, scalable production operation.

You're equally comfortable setting the strategy and getting on the production floor to solve problems. You thrive in fast-moving environments, build strong teams, and bring structure, accountability, and continuous improvement to everything you do.

You have experience leading production of complex hardware—ideally electronics, electromechanical products, batteries, drones, robotics, aerospace, or similar—and understand what it takes to scale from early production to meaningful volume.

What You'll Do

• Own production operations for our renewable/rechargeable battery assemblies in California
• Lead a high-performing production team, including supervisors, leads, specialists, and assembly personnel.
• Establish the processes, systems, staffing, and production standards needed to scale.
• Assist with production planning, capacity, throughput, quality, yield, labor efficiency, and on-time delivery.
• Implement standardized work, assembly processes, testing procedures, and production KPIs.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement across the production floor.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Development to ensure products are designed and built for manufacturing.
• Lead the introduction of new products and processes into production.
• Evaluate tooling, equipment, automation, and capital investments that improve capacity, quality, and cost.
• Build a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of progressive manufacturing or production leadership experience.
• Experience scaling production operations and building manufacturing teams and processes.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and production KPIs.
• Experience with complex hardware, electronics, batteries, aerospace, drones, robotics, or similar products preferred.
• Experience with NPI, DFM/DFA, production testing, and manufacturing process development.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP and production planning systems.
• A hands-on leadership style with the ability to move between strategic planning and solving issues on the production floor.
• A bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, business, or a related field is preferred.

Compensation - 120,000.00 - 150,000.00