Head of Manufacturing

The posting, as MetOx International, Inc. wrote it

Empower Your Future: At MetOx International, we’re pioneering the next era of energy security and abundance through breakthrough superconducting technology. As Head of Manufacturing, you’ll join a dynamic team committed to strengthening the world’s energy systems to make them more resilient, efficient, and reliable.

Based at our global headquarters in Houston, TX, the Head of Manufacturing leads the manufacturing organization and owns the operating system that converts MetOx's advanced technology into safe, reliable, repeatable, and scalable production. This leader has responsibility for Production, Maintenance, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Quality, Yield, Supply Chain, and Facilities, integrating these functions into one disciplined manufacturing organization with clear priorities, metrics, accountability, and operating rhythms.

The Head of Manufacturing brings the rigor of semiconductor, superconducting, advanced materials, or similarly complex manufacturing environments to MetOx's rapidly scaling operations. This leader establishes the systems, processes, organizational capabilities, and culture required to improve yield, increase equipment reliability, expand capacity, control cost, and consistently deliver against production commitments.

This role requires an executive who combines strategic manufacturing leadership with a strong presence on the factory floor. The successful leader uses data to drive decisions, creates accountability across functions and levels, develops strong leaders, and builds a culture where safety, quality, yield, equipment performance, and production execution operate as an integrated system.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Strategy and Operational Leadership

• Rapidly assesses the existing pilot line team, closes critical gaps, and establishes clear accountability across all functions.
• Develops and executes a manufacturing strategy calibrated to MetOx's R&D/manufacturing hybrid reality, with an aggressive roadmap toward repeatable, high-yield commercial production.
• Establishes clear KPIs, tiered operating reviews, and escalation protocols, driving accountability and consistent execution across the organization.
• Develops site-level organizational structures, hiring plans, and operational governance frameworks for new or expanding manufacturing locations, ensuring each site launches with the right leadership and systems in place before production begins.
• Builds organizational capabilities and systems that support growth and future site expansion.
• Leads from the front, maintaining a highly visible, active presence on the manufacturing floor.

Manufacturing Excellence and SPC

• Introduces and enforces semiconductor-grade manufacturing discipline: standard work, Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability analysis, DOE, tiered daily management, visual management, and structured problem-solving.
• Uses SPC and statistical methods as primary tools to identify variation source

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he manufacturing rigor and process control required in semiconductor, superconducting, advanced-materials, or other high-precision manufacturing environments.

• Ability to build and lead a disciplined manufacturing organization with clear operating rhythms, metrics, accountability, and escalation processes.
• Ability to use data to identify constraints, solve complex manufacturing problems, and drive sustained improvements in safety, quality, yield, throughput, cost, and equipment performance.
• Ability to translate business objectives into manufacturing strategies, priorities, capacity plans, and executable operating plans.
• Strong leadership and organizational development skills with the ability to build, coach, and hold accountable high-performing leaders and teams.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to align Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, and other functions around shared priorities.
• Strong executive communication, judgment, and decision-making skills with the ability to operate effectively from the manufacturing floor through executive leadership.

Physical Demands : This position requires sitting at a desk and viewing a computer screen for extended periods while working or performing other office tasks. Ability to move around the office, including occasional standing, walking, and bending to retrieve documents, attend meetings, or use office equipment. Some light lifting may be required, up to 20 lbs.

MetOx is proud to offer competitive benefits including

• Health, dental, and vision available on the first day of the month following your start date
• 401(k) match
• Paid parental leave & adoption assistance
• Educational reimbursement
• And more!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.