Plant Manager, AI-Compute Manufacturing & Equity

Fluidstack; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack, headquartered in the Phoenix area, seeks a Manufacturing Leader to own all production output at our Phoenix facility and drive end-to-end improvement across lines, tooling, and workforce management. You will ensure on-time delivery, quality control, and rapid ramp-ups for new products in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have experience running high-volume facilities, managing an on-site workforce via staffing partners, and implementing standard work with visual management.

Qualifications

• You have run a high-volume discrete manufacturing facility end to end with measurable outputs.
• You have managed a large on-site workforce through a third‑party staffing provider and held the partner accountable to targets.
• You have guided a facility from construction handover to steady-state production and ramped up output.
• You design production systems: set takt times, balance lines, and write standard work.
• OSHA 1910, NFPA 70E, and environmental permits are part of daily management.
• You build floor culture with standard work and clear escalation paths.
• Bonus: structural steel fabrication, heavy equipment assembly, or modular construction; Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt; experience with robotic weld cells/CNC/AGV.

Responsibilities

• Own all production output at the Phoenix-area facility: throughput rate, takt adherence, quality escape rate, line uptime, and on-time shipment against commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement across all production lines, including root-cause analysis and corrective action on deviations.
• Hold final product acceptance authority and interface with on-site staffing partner to enforce standards.
• Own site readiness across tooling, fixturing, material flow, equipment, utilities, and floor layout, including vendor relationships and permit compliance.
• Develop the on-site manufacturing team: production managers, supervisors, quality, and facilities staff; manage headcount ramp and shift structure.

Skills

High-volume manufacturing

On-site workforce management

Facilities management

Lean or Six Sigma

Job description

Fluidstack, headquartered in the Phoenix area, seeks a Manufacturing Leader to own all production output at our Phoenix facility and drive end-to-end improvement across lines, tooling, and workforce management. You will ensure on-time delivery, quality control, and rapid ramp-ups for new products in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have experience running high-volume facilities, managing an on-site workforce via staffing partners, and implementing standard work with visual management.