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Nox Metals is a technology-enabled supplier of aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. The company combines software, automation, and manufacturing expertise to deliver metal products faster than traditional industry incumbents.
As Director of Manufacturing, you will lead plant performance across Nox Metals' multi-site factory network and build the operating system that scales the business. This is both a strategic and hands-on role requiring regular time on the factory floor and travel between facilities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own manufacturing performance metrics and results across all Nox Metals facilities
- Establish standards and operating rhythms for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and inventory management
- Lead, coach, and hold Plant Managers accountable for achieving targets
- Build capacity, staffing, and equipment plans aligned with company growth trajectory
- Identify network-wide constraints and direct cross-site continuous improvement initiatives
- Standardize production, maintenance, training, and shift-handoff systems across sites
- Partner with engineering and software teams to automate and improve factory workflows
- Collaborate with supply chain, sales, and finance on demand forecasting and capital investment planning
- Lead recovery and mitigation plans for major operational or customer issues
- Evaluate and support launch of new facilities
You are a manufacturing leader comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels. You are uncompromising on safety, quality, and material traceability. You excel at developing Plant Managers and building accountable organizations. You are fluent in operating metrics, capacity planning, labor economics, and capital tradeoffs. You can standardize processes where consistency matters while respecting site-level operational realities. You are direct, low-ego, and perform well under pressure. You are genuinely excited about combining traditional manufacturing with modern software and automation.
Nice-to-have experience includes: leading multiple manufacturing or distribution facilities; scaling operations through rapid growth; familiarity with metals, machining, aerospace, logistics, or industrial distribution; experience opening or materially expanding a plant; knowledge of continuous improvement and production-system design; comfort using AI tools to enhance productivity.
The role is full-time and in-person, based at the Los Angeles or Detroit facility, with travel between sites as needed. Equity participation is included.
Requirements: The posting does not explicitly state years of experience or formal education requirements. However, the role clearly requires demonstrated experience leading manufacturing operations, managing multiple facilities or plant managers, and a track record of operational excellence in safety, quality, and delivery metrics.
