Additive Manufacturing Ops Lead (LPBF)

EOS of North America, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EOS in Pflugerville, Texas, seeks an Additive Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead a state-of-the-art LPBF fleet and post-processing. You will manage technicians, coordinate equipment and staffing, and implement safe, efficient operating practices on-site.

You will collaborate with engineering, quality, project management, and facilities to translate changing priorities into an executable production schedule while improving utilization and performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technicians or production teams in additive manufacturing or similar technical environments.
• Practical knowledge of metal LPBF operations and post-processing workflows.
• Experience scheduling shared equipment and personnel across multiple projects.
• Ability to develop and implement SOPs, training programs, and standardized work.
• Experience with quality management systems and maintaining controlled documentation.
• Strong safety focus with experience managing equipment and material hazards.
• Ability to troubleshoot operational problems and coordinate technical support.
• Clear communication, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, project management, and facilities.
• Equivalent technical degree or vocational training accepted.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the technician team; set daily priorities and coach performance.
• Own daily equipment operations across LPBF platforms and post-processing steps.
• Manage a dynamic production schedule balancing capacity, materials, and deadlines.
• Lead MES creation and implementation for scheduling, build readiness, status tracking, and traceability.
• Ensure safe operations with training, PPE, inert-gas handling, and incident response.
• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, checklists, and records.
• Coordinate maintenance and equipment readiness with internal service teams.
• Plan installations, relocations, and capacity expansion in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ensure build readiness with approved files, materials, tooling, and capacity.
• Manage powders, materials, and consumables with traceability measures.
• Support quality and issue resolution and contribute to root-cause investigations.
• Track performance metrics to improve capacity, reliability, and delivery.

Skills

Team leadership

Additive manufacturing

LPBF operations

Production scheduling

SOPs & training

QA documentation

Safety management

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical degree or equivalent

Education

Technical degree or trade/vocational training

Job description

EOS in Pflugerville, Texas, seeks an Additive Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead a state-of-the-art LPBF fleet and post-processing. You will manage technicians, coordinate equipment and staffing, and implement safe, efficient operating practices on-site.

You will collaborate with engineering, quality, project management, and facilities to translate changing priorities into an executable production schedule while improving utilization and performance.