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Fluidstack is building civilization-scale AI compute infrastructure, acquiring power, designing and operating data centers at gigawatt scale. The company is singularly focused on deploying frontier compute infrastructure faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack from hardware to software.
As Director of Manufacturing, you will lead the manufacturing organization across multiple production sites. You'll manage a bench of plant managers, setting and enforcing production, quality, and safety standards across the fleet. Your responsibilities include owning plant logistics end-to-end—inbound materials, in-plant flow, and outbound shipping—ensuring schedules and costs never turn on supply gaps. You'll work cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain to keep every plant running as designed, catching operational gaps before they impact output.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage multiple plant managers across manufacturing sites, holding each to consistent production and quality bars
- Own plant logistics end-to-end: inbound materials, in-plant flow, outbound shipping
- Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain to maintain plant operations
- Set and monitor production targets across the fleet, identifying and fixing struggling sites before they slip the build calendar
- Build and develop the manufacturing organization, hiring and developing plant managers as new sites come online
- Communicate fleet-wide production issues clearly enough for executive decision-making
The role operates within a culture of autonomy ("be a barrel"), insane urgency, first-principles thinking, and focus on building something that matters. You'll have full ownership end-to-end, take on scope without asking, and operate at high intensity.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple plant managers or site leaders simultaneously, holding each to the same production and quality bar
- Proven ownership of plant logistics: inbound materials, in-plant flow, and outbound shipping (not just production line management)
- Cross-functional experience with manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and program teams across multiple plants
- Track record of identifying and fixing struggling sites before they slip build or shipment schedules
- Strong written communication skills; ability to distill fleet-wide production issues into executive-ready decisions
- Bonus qualifications: Multi-site manufacturing operations experience (semiconductor, EV, battery, or industrial equipment); supply chain and logistics network design; Lean or Six Sigma programs at scale; P&L ownership across multiple facilities
