Operations Program Manager - Manufacturing
About the role
Mill is a waste prevention technology company reimagining what it means to eliminate waste, starting with food. We build smart systems and infrastructure for homes, businesses, and municipalities that transform food scraps from landfill-bound waste into valuable resources, including chicken feed. Tens of thousands of Mill's residential food recyclers are already helping households divert millions of pounds of food scraps every year, paving the way for our upcoming launch of Mill Commercial—the industry's first end-to-end solution for managing, understanding, and preventing food waste in commercial environments (e.g. grocery, restaurants, food services). At Mill, we are passionate about building easy-to-use, beautifully designed technologies that keep food in the food system and out of landfills.
Responsibilities
- Managing the selection process of new Manufacturing Partners (MP) for Mill in the Commercial space
- Documentation ownership: Creating RFQ documentation to get official quotations from MP
- Driving MSA (Master Service Agreement) to completion with selected MP
- Aligning with Demand and Planning team on manufacturing ramp and supply capability, including proactive communication of needed lead time for any changes to Plan of Record
- Planning key development build activities (DVT, PVT) with engineering team
- Detailed program management for bring-up of MP including development builds and any testing required for certification
Qualifications
- 10+ years experience in Manufacturing Operations, including direct management of third parties (CM / JDM / OEM) for hardware products
- Program management experience in bringing up new manufacturing, either via NPI or (preferred) new manufacturing locations/partners
- Start-up experience desired
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Pay
The estimated base salary range for this position is $195k to $225k, which does not include the value of benefits or a potential equity grant. A wide range of factors are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets, market conditions, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and business and organizational needs.