Lead Robot Operator (Contract-to-Hire) — On-Site Leader

Sigma Design Inc; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

FSA/HSA options

401(k) with company match

PTO 15 days

9 holidays

Quarterly bonus

Voluntary benefits: vision

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Sigma Design Inc. in Menlo Park, CA seeks a Lead Robot Operator for day-to-day shift operations supporting robotic data collection and production. The role provides hands-on leadership to ensure staffing, workflow, and equipment readiness while maintaining production efficiency and data quality.

The position is contract-to-hire and in-office. The candidate will train and coach operators, address operational challenges in real time, and communicate updates to upstream and downstream teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in technology operations, manufacturing, or a fast-paced production environment.
• Minimum of 2 years managing or scheduling hourly, shift-based employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership of daily shift operations, ensuring workstations, equipment, props, and staffing are ready for production.
• Assign and rebalance tasks across operators based on production priorities, staffing availability, and operational constraints.
• Supervise, train, and coach operators to ensure consistent performance and adherence to procedures and quality standards.
• Monitor shift throughput, productivity, and data quality, identifying performance gaps and implementing corrective actions.
• Identify, document, and escalate data quality issues, technical blockers, hardware problems, and process bottlenecks.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for shift operations and coordinate with upstream/downstream teams.

Skills

Robotics experience

Operations leadership

Shift scheduling

Data quality tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field

Equivalent hands-on experience

Job description

Sigma Design Inc. in Menlo Park, CA seeks a Lead Robot Operator for day-to-day shift operations supporting robotic data collection and production. The role provides hands-on leadership to ensure staffing, workflow, and equipment readiness while maintaining production efficiency and data quality.

The position is contract-to-hire and in-office. The candidate will train and coach operators, address operational challenges in real time, and communicate updates to upstream and downstream teams.