Site Director

AT Process Technologies; Berwick (ME); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AT Process Technologies is seeking a Site Director to lead our pilot energetics production site. You will be the single point of accountability for operations, safety, and security, and will partner with engineering and chemistry teams to plan and approve campaigns, balancing safety, logistics, and resource sharing.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in regulated manufacturing, familiarity with ATF/DoD frameworks, and the authority to halt activities when conditions warrant, ensuring compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 7+ years in operations, production, or facility management in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of ATF and/or DoD explosives safety standards.
• Experience owning site safety and/or security programs; SOP development and enforcement.
• Proven ability to serve as final safety authority and halt activities when conditions warrant.
• Strong planning and coordination across engineering, operations, and support functions.

Responsibilities

• Own overall site operations, safety, and security as the single accountable authority for the pilot site; nothing proceeds on site without your knowledge and approval
• Work with engineering and chemistry teams to develop, review, and approve test and production plans, balancing technical objectives against safety, logistics, material availability, equipment readiness, and resource sharing between teams
• Serve as final go/no-go authority for test events, production campaigns, and energetic material operations, with unambiguous authority to halt or defer any activity
• Establish, maintain, and enforce site policies, SOPs, and controls, and hold all personnel and visitors accountable to them
• Ensure and document regulatory compliance across ATF, DoD explosives safety standards, DDESB, EPA/RCRA, ITAR, and Maine requirements
• Own the site’s physical security program, including access control and DoD contractor security requirements
• Coordinate campaigns, load-ins, commissioning, and acceptance testing to ensure alignment of people, materials, equipment, and infrastructure
• Own site readiness: infrastructure, utilities, storage, PPE, exclusion zones, and safety controls
• Lead emergency response planning and serve as incident commander for energetic material events; coordinate with local responders
• Prepare the site for regulatory inspections and audits and close out findings
• Manage relationships with regulators, customers, subcontractors, and the local community
• Build and develop the site team and enforce a strong safety culture
• Own site budget, procurement priorities, and capital planning in coordination with leadership
• Maintain build/test/safety/security/compliance records and keep documentation current

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Safety management

Leadership

Operations planning

Incident command

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, or related field

Job description

AT Process Technologies (ATP) is a pioneering manufacturing company focused on the development and deployment of modular energetics production plants. Using breakthrough chemistry and automation that operates continuously and generates little to no waste, ATP is expanding energetics production to meet the munitions demands of the US and Allies safely, rapidly, and cost effectively.

Summary

ATP is building a core team to stand up the autonomous skidded production systems that will redefine how energetics are manufactured. As our Site Director, you are the single point of accountability for everything that happens at our pilot site. You will partner with the engineering and chemistry teams to plan and approve test and production campaigns, weighing safety, logistics, materials, equipment, and shared resources across teams, and you will own the site's safety and security posture end to end. No test, build, or material movement happens on site without your knowledge and sign-off. The ideal candidate has run a regulated energetics, chemical, or defense manufacturing site, is fluent in the relevant ATF and DoD frameworks, and is comfortable being the final authority on what does and does not proceed.

Key Responsibilities

• Own overall site operations, safety, and security as the single accountable authority for the pilot site; nothing proceeds on site without your knowledge and approval
• Work with the engineering and chemistry teams to develop, review, and approve test and production plans, balancing technical objectives against safety, logistics, material availability, equipment readiness, and resource sharing between teams
• Serve as final go/no-go authority for test events, production campaigns, and energetic material operations, with unambiguous authority to halt or defer any activity
• Establish, maintain, and enforce site policies, SOPs, and controls, and hold all personnel and visitors accountable to them
• Ensure and document regulatory compliance across the applicable frameworks: ATF (27 CFR 555), DoD explosives safety and physical security standards, DDESB quantity-distance/siting, EPA/RCRA, ITAR, and Maine state and local requirements
• Own the site’s physical security program, including access control, magazine/bunker security, and DoD contractor security requirements
• Sequence and coordinate campaigns, load-ins, commissioning, and acceptance testing so that people, materials, equipment, and shared infrastructure are aligned and deconflicted
• Own site readiness: infrastructure, utilities, storage, PPE, exclusion zones, and safety controls are in place and verified before operations begin
• Lead emergency response planning and serve as incident commander for events involving energetic materials; coordinate with local first responders and authorities
• Prepare the site for and host regulatory inspections and audits (ATF, DDESB, state, and customer), and close out findings
• Manage relationships with regulators, customers, subcontractors, and the local community and jurisdiction
• Build, direct, and develop the site team (EOD, ground operations, technicians), setting expectations and enforcing a strong safety culture
• Own site budget, procurement priorities, and capital planning in coordination with company leadership
• Maintain accurate build, test, safety, security, and compliance records, and keep as-built/as-run documentation current.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years in operations, production, or facility management in a regulated environment (energetics, chemical, defense, aerospace, or comparable), including 3+ years in a site leadership or management role
• Demonstrated working knowledge of ATF explosives regulations (27 CFR 555) and/or DoD explosives safety standards, including storage, recordkeeping, and quantity-distance principles
• Experience owning site safety and/or security programs, including SOP development and enforcement
• Proven ability to serve as final safety authority, including the willingness and authority to stop or defer any activity when conditions warrant
• Strong planning and coordination skills across engineering, operations, and support functions
• Excellent judgment, attention to detail, and recordkeeping discipline
• Ability to be on-site in laboratory, fabrication, and plant environments, work outdoors in all weather, and travel as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Military background, particularly in energetics, ordnance, EOD, engineering, or operations leadership
• Experience as a Responsible Person under an ATF explosives license or permit (Type 20/21 FEL), or as a Magazine Manager
• Familiarity with DoD contractor physical security standards (e.g., DoDM 5100.76) and DFARS/ITAR compliance obligations
• Experience standing up or commissioning a new site, pilot plant, or production facility
• Experience managing regulatory inspections and audits and interfacing directly with regulatory authorities
• Familiarity with skidded/modular process equipment and reading P&IDs and site layout drawings

Additional Requirements

• Ability to lift 50 lbs

• U.S. Person and ability to obtain a security clearance

• Ability to work on-site and travel as needed

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AT Process Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status

Reasonable Accommodation

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

E-Verify

AT Process Technologies participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for all newly hired employees.