Factory Lead

Insight Global (United States); Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Job summary

Insight Global in Mountain View, CA is hiring a Head of Production Operations to own end-to-end manufacturing for a new 250,000-square-foot facility supporting rapidly scaling robotic hardware production. You will schedule daily and weekly production, lead build and test technicians, and manage material flow from receiving through line-side delivery while upholding quality, safety, and cost targets.

This is a hands-on, floor-first leadership role with close collaboration across hardware

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing or production operations experience.
• 3+ years hiring and leading production teams.
• Experience owning and scaling an electromechanical production line (robotics, automotive, aerospace, or similar complex hardware).
• Experience managing production end to end, including scheduling, technician staffing, material flow, quality, safety, throughput, and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own daily and weekly production schedule.
• Lead build and test technicians.
• Manage material flow from receiving through line-side delivery.
• Oversee final assembly, testing, and shipping.
• Own production floor layout, staffing plans, quality and safety standards, work instructions, and KPIs (throughput, yield, cycle time, on-time delivery, cost per unit).
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering, hardware engineering, supply chain, program management, and fleet teams to transition new products and design changes into production.

Skills

Operations leadership

Production scheduling

Team staffing

Quality & safety

Throughput & delivery

Job description

• - 7+ years of manufacturing or production operations experience
• - 3+ years hiring and leading production teams
• - Experience owning and scaling an electromechanical production line (robotics, automotive, aerospace, or similar complex hardware)
• - Experience managing production end to end, including scheduling, technician staffing, material flow, quality, safety, throughput, and on-time delivery

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• - Experience with robotics or hardware startup manufacturing

Job Description

Insight Global is looking to hire a Head of Production Operations in Mountain View, CA. This person will be the single accountable owner for operations within a new 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility supporting rapidly scaling robot production. They will own the daily and weekly production schedule, lead build and test technicians, manage material flow from receiving through line-side delivery, and oversee final assembly, testing, and shipping. This person will also own production floor layout, staffing plans, quality and safety standards, work instructions, and KPIs including throughput, yield, cycle time, on-time delivery, and cost per unit. They will work directly with manufacturing engineering, hardware engineering, supply chain, program management, and fleet teams to transition new products and design changes into production while maintaining output. This is a hands-on, floor-first leadership position. Compensation is budgeted up to $250,000 annually, with an additional equity package.