Warehouse Operations & Production Supply Director

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Director, Warehouse Operations and Production Supply to lead HQ and Orange County sites, overseeing receiving, put away, picking, kitting, line-side delivery, and outbound shipping.

You will manage hundreds of hourly associates through managers and supervisors, launch the Long Beach campus, ensure safety and budget compliance, and drive continuous improvement using Gemba walks, kaizen events, and data-driven staffing.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, industrial engineering, business or a related field, OR 15+ years of equivalent operations experience.
• 12+ years of experience in fulfillment, distribution, 3PL or warehouse operations, including leadership of a high volume site.
• 6+ years leading managers or supervisors across multiple shifts or sites, with 200+ hourly associates and full ownership of safety, labor and productivity results.
• Experience managing labor to engineered or measured productivity standards by process.
• Experience running warehouse operations on a warehouse management system.

Responsibilities

• Run daily operations across HQ and Orange County sites: receiving, put away, storage, picking, kitting, line side delivery, and outbound shipping.
• Own the result production cares about most: zero line stoppages caused by material, with dock to stock, kit on time and line side fill rate.
• Run the operation from data: build daily view of labor, productivity, backlog and service level by site.
• Lead from the floor through daily Gemba walks, tier meetings at every site, and kaizen events.
• Own safety and cost at every site: zero recordables, operating budget, and cost per unit handled reported monthly.
• Hold transaction discipline and location control; ensure government furnished property is segregated and traceable.
• Hire, train and develop hourly associates and supervisors; manage overtime and attrition.
• Launch the Long Beach campus with leadership, standard work, and metrics aligned to HQ.

Skills

Leadership

Gemba walks

Kaizen

Process improvement

Data-driven decisions

Labor planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

15+ years operations experience

Tools

Warehouse Management System

SQL

Python

BI tools

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Director, Warehouse Operations and Production Supply to lead HQ and Orange County sites, overseeing receiving, put away, picking, kitting, line-side delivery, and outbound shipping.

You will manage hundreds of hourly associates through managers and supervisors, launch the Long Beach campus, ensure safety and budget compliance, and drive continuous improvement using Gemba walks, kaizen events, and data-driven staffing.