Plant Manager

Los Angeles, Detroit
Full-time
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About the role

About Nox Metals. American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. Nox Metals is building it, along with the tools that run it. We’re a technology company supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.

The role. We’re hiring a Plant Manager to own the safety, people, quality, delivery, and productivity of a Nox Metals facility. You will build a disciplined operation that ships accurate orders on time while developing a strong team and protecting the integrity of our inventory.

You own the plant’s daily results. You will be visible on the floor, use data to understand problems, and build systems that improve performance as we grow.

You will:

  • Own plant safety, quality, delivery, labor, throughput, and inventory accuracy

  • Lead Production Supervisors, operators, material handlers, and shipping teams

  • Translate demand into production, staffing, and equipment plans

  • Establish standard work and a consistent daily management rhythm

  • Remove constraints and coordinate maintenance, supply chain, and quality support

  • Develop frontline leaders and maintain clear accountability at every level

  • Partner with sales and customer teams on priorities and recovery plans

  • Support hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and performance management

  • Plan capacity and operating improvements as volume grows

  • Maintain a clean, organized, customer-ready facility

  • Complete other tasks as assigned

You are:

  • A visible, hands-on manufacturing leader

  • Uncompromising on safety and product integrity

  • Strong at developing people and building accountable teams

  • Comfortable managing through operating metrics

  • Able to balance today’s customer commitments with long-term process improvement

  • Clear and decisive under pressure

  • Comfortable with modern software and automation

Nice to have:

  • Experience leading a manufacturing, metals, distribution, or industrial operation

  • Experience with multi-shift operations

  • Familiarity with capacity planning, maintenance, quality systems, or continuous improvement

  • Experience launching or scaling a facility

  • Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

Benefits:

  • Equity in Nox Metals

  • Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

This role is full time and in person at our Los Angeles or Detroit facility.

Nox Metals is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skill, attitude, and fit for the work, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, height, weight, marital status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

About Nox Metals

Factories waste time quoting, sourcing, and cutting aluminum blocks. It's slow, manual, and adds unnecessary overhead. This inefficiency compounds across thousands of jobs, dragging down margins and throughput. We started Nox to automate this layer and unlock speed and scale for modern manufacturing.

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Job details

Salary

$132,354 - $146,286

Equity

0.0001% - 0.1%

Location

Los Angeles, Detroit

Experience

5+ years

Company

NameNox Metals
Industrymanufacturing, defense, logistics, hardware, robotics
Team Size12

Funding

Total raised

$11.5M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator

Founders

Zane Hengsperger

Zane Hengsperger

Founder & CEO

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.