Required Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in manufacturing, pilot production, or lab-adjacent operations

• Experience supervising or coordinating operators or technicians

• Comfortable working in manual or semi-manual production environments

• Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline

• Familiarity with wet processes, biological materials, or advanced materials is a plus

• Experience working closely with R&D or process development teams

Key Skills & Traits

• Hands-on and pragmatic

• Organized and reliable in a fast-changing environment

• Calm; comfortable with processes that evolve

• Strong communication skills across R&D, operations, and supply chain

• Able to balance flexibility with discipline

• Curious mindset with a bias toward continuous improvement

Nice to Have

• Experience in biotech, foodtech, cultivated materials, membranes, or chemical processing

• Exposure to pilot plant or scale-up environments

• Basic inventory or supply chain coordination experience

• Familiarity with early-stage quality systems (non-GMP)

What Success Looks Like

• Production runs are executed reliably and documented properly

• Development runs are supported without disrupting core production

• Materials are available when needed, with minimal surprises

• SOPs improve over time instead of drifting

• The production floor becomes calmer, safer, and more predictable