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Nautilus Defense

Plant Manager

pawtucket, RI

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Job description

Nautilus Defense LLC Plant Manager Pawtucket, RI·Full time Apply for Plant Manager

Nautilus is seeking a Senior Plant Manager to design, implement, and manage our manufacturing resources. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with technical background and project and plant manager experience to provide leadership and oversight of contract execution. This leader will collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and external partners to deliver prototyping projects, support work to move product manufacturing from prototyping to production, oversee plant resources, and develop, document, improve, automate, and train teams on new plant capabilities.

About Nautilus Defense LLC

Rhode Island based Nautilus Defense builds state-of-the-art textile-integrated systems for monitoring high-value assets and their environments. Our technologies enable the broad distribution and interconnection of electronics in textiles without detracting from their mechanical properties. We leverage these technologies to develop systems of immediate value to our customers while continuously advancing their readiness for manufacturing and use at scale.

Description

Nautilus is a small interdisciplinary team structured to facilitate the rapid experimental development of novel integrated systems. Nautilus team members all demonstrate high levels of technical leadership and personal autonomy. The ideal candidate for this position has experience working both independently and as a member of a fast-moving, high-performing team. The ability to define and organize work and navigate technical, operational, and team dynamics is key to success in this position.

Nautilus is seeking a Senior Plant Manager to design, implement, and manage our manufacturing resources. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with technical background and project and plant manager experience to provide leadership and oversight of contract execution. This leader will collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and external partners to deliver prototyping projects, support work to move product manufacturing from prototyping to production, oversee plant resources, and develop, document, improve, automate, and train teams on new plant capabilities.

Job Responsibilities:

Define and manage successful delivery of projects to the customer

Lead day-to-day production operations to meet throughput, quality, safety, and delivery goals.

Resource Management:

Define and document project responsibilities with stakeholders internally and with partners

Develop a management and communication plan

Manage resource capacity across projects

Stakeholder and Customer Management: Serve as primary conduit for project communications and lead reporting

Risk Management: Raise, manage, and resolve risks and issues amongst project members

Supplier and Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with the supply chain department and principal investigator to manage schedules, communication, and reporting with vendors and partner

Documentation and Reporting: Compile, maintain, and review project and deliverables documentation, status, risks, and communications as required

Quality and Compliance: Ensure relevant regulations, compliance policies, company policies, and industry standards such as IPC are followed

Continuous Improvement of Project and Program Management: Assess, develop, and improve production and testing towards lean production

Manage transitions from setup to full production, including process handover and documentation.

Ensure the plant meets all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements before and after launch.

Support integration of automation, control systems, and digital tools into the plant.

Support the health, skills, and availability of resources

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Exceptional communication skills; oral, written, and presentation

Exceptional organization and documentation skills

7+ years of manufacturing operations leadership

A university degree or equivalent work experience required with an Engineering degree preferred

Minimum 3 years of experience in a project management role for complex technical multi-disciplinary projects

Experience with projects in research and development and building manufacturing capability preferred

Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs, SmartSheet, ERP, and other project tools

Strong background in Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and daily management systems.

Experience driving production metrics including throughput, labor efficiency, quality, safety, and on-time delivery.

Familiarity and experience with project and product life cycles types including waterfall and agile methodologies

Good understanding of contract manufacturing in high-tech manufacturing environment including electrical, mechanical, and software components

Experience in a compliance-oriented environment is a plus

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Ability to take initiative, solve problems, work independently, and self-motivate to meet project milestones in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work on small teams pursuing ambitious technical development goals

Professional and constructive attitude

Exceptional work ethic: professional, timely, transparent, and integrity

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Worksite address

pawtucket, RI, 02861, US

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