Rapid-Response Production Ops Lead

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a hands-on Operations leader for Special Projects in Production. You will own bottlenecks end-to-end, from root cause to fix, on the factory floor and with suppliers. Expect cross-functional work across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, Test, and ERP/MES systems.

You will drive data-driven decisions, using Excel/SQL or Palantir Foundry, and translate ambiguity into actionable plans that accelerate throughput, reduce cost, and ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, production engineering, supply chain, management consulting, or similar environment involving hard operational problems.
• You have been on a factory floor and understand how things are built, where breakdowns occur.
• Bias toward action and fast-paced decision making.
• Self-directed to an extreme degree with proactive prioritization.
• Comfort with hardware, procurement, testing, and shipping processes.
• Strong analytical chops; ability to build data models and derive recommendations from ERP data.
• Relentless follow-through; ability to drive accountability across stakeholders.
• Comfort with high visibility and communication with senior leadership.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to export-controlled information access.

Responsibilities

• Own problems end-to-end, from root cause to implemented fix in production.
• Go to the floor, to suppliers, or to the warehouse; work on production floors and stockrooms.
• Attack cost and schedule relentlessly to improve throughput and on-time shipping.
• Fix the systems across inventory, MES, ERP, MRP; address garbage data and process issues.
• Drive decisions through data quickly using Excel, SQL, or Palantir Foundry.
• Wrangle stakeholders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and more.
• Provide structure to chaos with first-principles thinking and clear action plans.

Skills

Analytical chops

Excel

SQL

Palantir Foundry

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

Palantir Foundry

ERP

MES

MRP

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a hands-on Operations leader for Special Projects in Production. You will own bottlenecks end-to-end, from root cause to fix, on the factory floor and with suppliers. Expect cross-functional work across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, Test, and ERP/MES systems.

You will drive data-driven decisions, using Excel/SQL or Palantir Foundry, and translate ambiguity into actionable plans that accelerate throughput, reduce cost, and ensure on-time delivery.