Manager, Manufacturing Operations
Kairos Power · Albuquerque, NM · 3 wk ago
On-siteManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the job summary is like a description; we can treat "Job Summary" as a section heading? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings. The posting includes: Company Overview (maybe not needed), Job Summary, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities, Physical Demands, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Certification, Additional Requirements, About Our Benefits, etc. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We should not include Pay or Schedule unless stated. There's no explicit pay or schedule details. So omit Pay and Schedule sections. Benefits: there is "About Our Benefits" with list: Competitive compensation packages, Medical, dental and vision benefits..., Paid Vacation, 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA). That's specific enough to include Benefits section.
Qualifications: we have a list of qualifications (minimum experience etc). That's a section.
Skills: there is "Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:" which is essentially Skills section.
Responsibilities: we have a big list.
About the role: maybe we can use Job Summary as About the role. Or we could combine Company Overview and Job Summary into About the role. The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. So we can have About the role heading with content from Job Summary and maybe Company Overview? But Company Overview is generic; we could include it as part of About the role. However we should preserve all substantive information; we can include Company Overview as a paragraph under About the role.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam-warning, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove "Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility..." that's export control info; is that substantive? It's about eligibility; maybe it's relevant but could be considered legal/EEO? It's about export control restrictions; it's not boilerplate but it's a requirement. Should we keep? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Export control notice might be legal but it's a specific requirement for the job; it's not generic EEO. Might be considered legal but it's a condition of employment. The instruction says remove legal boilerplate; but this is specific to the role (export control). I'd keep it as part of Additional Requirements or Qualifications? It's about eligibility. Could be placed under Additional Requirements. However the posting already has Additional Requirements: "Occasionally requires schedule flexibility Occasionally support non-standard work hours, weekends, or extended shifts for critical project timelines". That's separate. The export control note is separate. Might be considered legal but it's a condition; I'd keep it maybe under Additional Requirements as a bullet.
We also have "Certification Capable of obtaining forklift and boom lift certification". That's a certification section? Could be under Certifications heading? Not in the list of headings but we could incorporate under Qualifications or Additional Requirements. Since we only have predefined headings, we can put certification info under Qualifications or Additional Requirements. Probably Additional Requirements.
We also have Travel: "Some travel may be required (up to 10 – 20%)". That's Travel section; we can include Travel heading.
Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions: those are not in the heading list but we could incorporate under Qualifications? Not exactly. The instruction only gave examples of headings; we could still use other headings if needed? It says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings. The posting includes: Company Overview (maybe not needed), Job Summary, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities, Physical Demands, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Certification, Additional Requirements, About Our Benefits, etc. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We should not include Pay or Schedule unless stated. There's no explicit pay or schedule details. So omit Pay and Schedule sections. Benefits: there is "About Our Benefits" with list: Competitive compensation packages, Medical, dental and vision benefits..., Paid Vacation, 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA). That's specific enough to include Benefits section.
Qualifications: we have a list of qualifications (minimum experience etc). That's a section.
Skills: there is "Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:" which is essentially Skills section.
Responsibilities: we have a big list.
About the role: maybe we can use Job Summary as About the role. Or we could combine Company Overview and Job Summary into About the role. The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. So we can have About the role heading with content from Job Summary and maybe Company Overview? But Company Overview is generic; we could include it as part of About the role. However we should preserve all substantive information; we can include Company Overview as a paragraph under About the role.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam-warning, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove "Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility..." that's export control info; is that substantive? It's about eligibility; maybe it's relevant but could be considered legal/EEO? It's about export control restrictions; it's not boilerplate but it's a requirement. Should we keep? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Export control notice might be legal but it's a specific requirement for the job; it's not generic EEO. Might be considered legal but it's a condition of employment. The instruction says remove legal boilerplate; but this is specific to the role (export control). I'd keep it as part of Additional Requirements or Qualifications? It's about eligibility. Could be placed under Additional Requirements. However the posting already has Additional Requirements: "Occasionally requires schedule flexibility Occasionally support non-standard work hours, weekends, or extended shifts for critical project timelines". That's separate. The export control note is separate. Might be considered legal but it's a condition; I'd keep it maybe under Additional Requirements as a bullet.
We also have "Certification Capable of obtaining forklift and boom lift certification". That's a certification section? Could be under Certifications heading? Not in the list of headings but we could incorporate under Qualifications or Additional Requirements. Since we only have predefined headings, we can put certification info under Qualifications or Additional Requirements. Probably Additional Requirements.
We also have Travel: "Some travel may be required (up to 10 – 20%)". That's Travel section; we can include Travel heading.
Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions: those are not in the heading list but we could incorporate under Qualifications? Not exactly. The instruction only gave examples of headings; we could still use other headings if needed? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those as examples. Safer to stick to those headings; we can map Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions under Qualifications or maybe under a generic "Requirements" heading. There's no "Requirements" heading in examples but they listed Requirements as an example. So we can use Requirements heading to include physical demands, environmental conditions, safety & PPE, certification, travel, additional requirements. That seems plausible.
Thus sections: About the role (Job Summary + Company Overview), Responsibilities, Qualifications (minimum experience etc), Skills (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities), Benefits, Requirements (Physical Demands, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Certification, Additional Requirements), maybe also we could include a separate "Certifications" but not needed.
We must not create headings with filler text. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now craft HTML.
We'll output:
About the role
About the role
Company Overview ... Job Summary ...
We need to combine company overview and job summary into a paragraph or multiple paragraphs. Usefor prose. Responsibilities: we have a long list of responsibilities, each sentence separated by periods. We'll make
- each responsibility.
Qualifications: list of bullet points.
Skills: list.
Benefits: list.
Requirements: we need to include Physical Demands, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Certification, Additional Requirements. Could be a mix of paragraphs and lists. For Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions we have sentences describing; we could make a
for each. For Safety and PPE we have bullet-like sentences; we can make
- . Travel: a sentence. Certification: a sentence. Additional Requirements: bullet points.
Let's extract content precisely.
Company Overview:
"Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables."
Job Summary:
"Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Manager, Manufacturing Operations to lead shop-floor execution for component manufacturing in support of the company’s FHR technology development programs. This role is responsible for managing the execution of component manufacturing, maintaining safe and effective shop operations, and ensuring manufacturing activities align with approved schedules, priorities, quality requirements, and changing R&D needs. The Manager will work closely with Machining, Welding, Manufacturing Planning and Production Control teams to verify schedule readiness, communicate shop capacity and constraints, and execute established priorities."
We'll combine.
Responsibilities list (as given):
- Coordinate daily shop-floor operations with the Machining and Welding managers to support machining, fabrication, welding, assembly, and related manufacturing activities.
- Manage the execution of manufacturing work orders to produce high-quality components, prototype hardware, test equipment, and developmental-test assemblies.
- Partner closely with Manufacturing Planning and Production Control to:
* Execute established production schedules and work-order priorities.
* Verify job execution readiness prior to Production Control job release, including material readiness, tooling, drawings, work instructions, staffing, and equipment availability.
* Communicate shop capacity, progress, constraints, schedule risks, and recovery actions.
* Support accurate schedule status and completion reporting.
- Maintain operational flexibility on the shop floor to support changing priorities, rapid prototyping, developmental testing, and urgent engineering needs while preserving alignment with approved manufacturing priorities.
- Coordinate priority assignments and sequencing for shop personnel based on released work, shop conditions, safety requirements, and agreed priorities.
- Coordinate with engineering, PITA, operations, testing, quality, and manufacturing-planning stakeholders
- Participate in drawing and design reviews to improve manufacturability, cost effectiveness, GD&T application, fabrication approach, tooling, and process selection.
- Lead work-order execution planning, including estimates for manufacturing capacity and staffing time, routing considerations, and work-instruction readiness.
- Manage manufacturing equipment maintenance, repairs to ensure equipment is available to support standard job readiness and R&D commitments.
- Operate and program manufacturing equipment when needed to meet schedule, quality, or critical-project requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement in shop processes, workflow, safety, quality, productivity, and responsiveness.
- Work with Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) and Facilities teams to maintain safe operations and support manufacturing-related infrastructure needs.
- Promote cross-functional collaboration, inclusive values, knowledge transfer, and a strong safety culture.
- Other duties as assigned.
Note: Some lines have formatting issues; we'll just make each bullet.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in fabrication, welding, and/or CNC machining.
- Minimum 5 years of experience managing fabrication, welding, and/or CNC machining teams.
- Demonstrated experience with CNC machining operations, including mills, lathes, routers, and 3-axis and 5-axis equipment.
- Demonstrated experience with fabrication and welding processes, including welding inspection and quality programs.
- Demonstrated experience applying relevant code and quality requirements, including applicable ASME standards and ISO 9001.
- Demonstrated experience executing work in a high-mix, R&D, prototype, or rapidly changing manufacturing environment.
- Experience coordinating shop execution against production schedules, work-order priorities, and capacity constraints.
- Knowledge of CAD/CAM software such as Mastercam and SolidWorks preferred.
- Experience with stainless steel, piping, pressure vessels, graphite, and ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code preferred.
- Ability to qualify in ASME B31.3 GTAW welding or D1.1 structural GMAW welding is desirable.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of CNC machining, including mills, lathes, routers, and 3-axis and 5-axis equipment.
- Strong knowledge of fabrication and welding processes, including welding inspection and quality programs.
- Strong knowledge of applicable manufacturing codes, quality requirements, inspection practices, and safe shop operations, including relevant ASME standards and ISO 9001.
- Advanced ability to read and interpret engineering and assembly drawings, including GD&T.
- Ability to coordinate shop-floor execution across machining, fabrication, welding, assembly, and related manufacturing activities.
- Ability to evaluate work-order readiness, shop capacity, staffing needs, constraints, and schedule risks.
- Ability to identify manufacturing problems, develop practical recovery actions, and support continuous improvement.
- Ability to communicate manufacturing status, priorities, constraints, and technical information effectively across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Production Control, and other stakeholders.
- Ability to balance changing R&D needs with established manufacturing priorities, safety requirements, quality requirements, and available capacity.
- Ability to provide clear work direction, support knowledge transfer, and foster collaborative and inclusive working practices.
Benefits (from About Our Benefits):
- Competitive compensation packages
- Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
- Paid Vacation
- 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
Requirements section: We'll include Physical Demands, Environmental Conditions, Safety and PPE, Travel, Certification, Additional Requirements.
Physical Demands text:
"Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like
Setting up and transferring temporary structures (e.g., scaffolding, ladders)
Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces
Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 50 pounds in all directions
Communicating with others to exchange information
Operating motor vehicles, heavy equipment, or machinery
Use hand tools
Repetitive assembly operations of manufacturing test fixtures and test setups in collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams"
We can make each line a
- . Environmental Conditions: "General office environment Low temperatures High temperatures Outdoor environment or elements such as precipitation and wind Noisy environments Small and/or enclosed spaces Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions Evaluated heights Accessing the accuracy, neat