Manufacturing Operations Engineer
American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. The next generation of American manufacturing is being built right now. Nox Metals is the supply chain behind it.
We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible. Our mission is to reindustrialize America.
We're hiring a Manufacturing Operations Engineer to live on the floor of our Ferndale facility and attack bottlenecks one by one until throughput, quality, and safety climb every week. This role comes with company equity.
You will:
Walk the floor daily and find the next constraint: a saw, a material move, a changeover, a handoff
Attack bottlenecks one at a time and measure the gain in throughput, quality, or safety
Fix problems at the root so they stay fixed, not just for today's order
Solve problems for extreme scale
Instrument the floor: cycle times, changeover times, scrap, downtime
Design fixtures, layouts, and workflows that cut wasted motion and wait time
Work with our software team to turn floor data into decisions
Document what you change so training keeps up with the process
You should be:
Experienced in high-throughput, high-mix production, not years-long contracts
Fluent in a short lead time frame of reference. Most of the industry thinks in months. We think in days.
Organized and urgent, someone who moves fast and hates waiting
High agency, able to handle big items alone and ask for help when needed
Hands-on: comfortable with saws, material handling, and getting dirty
Data-driven, someone who measures before and after every change
Good with AI tools
Low ego
Awesome attitude
Mission-driven, someone who wants to rebuild American manufacturing for decades
This role is full time, in person in Detroit.
Skills Required
- Experience in high-throughput, high-mix production environments
- Ability to work with short lead times and move quickly
- Strong organization and sense of urgency
- High agency and ability to work independently
- Hands-on comfort with saws and material handling
- Data-driven approach, including measuring results before and after changes
- Ability to use AI tools
- Low-ego, collaborative attitude
- Mission-driven interest in rebuilding American manufacturing
- Willingness to work full time in person in Detroit
What We Do
Nox Metals is an AI-powered metals supplier that operates automated factories to provide metals for American manufacturing, focusing on speed, cost-effectiveness, and digitizing the supply chain.
