Head of Production Operations — Robotics Hardware

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

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