Operations Manager

We are looking for an Operations Manager to own how a Vetaion control cabinet gets built, from the customer order to the finished cabinet. The role combines project management and industrial engineering: you run our customer projects end-to-end and improve the process they run through. This is a rare opportunity to build an AI-first production company from 0 to 1.

Tasks

• Own the project management from customer order, through procurement and tracking of parts, production and shipping the cabinet.
• Improve our **end-to-end production process **: process steps, station layout, and inventory management on the floor.
• Find the bottlenecks that keep us from scaling, and fix them.
• Build automations for manual tasks around procurement, logistics and production planning together with our AI and Automation Engineer
• Collaborate with our Head of Production, the Founder, and our software team to set and implement production standards.

Requirements

• Master's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering or a production-related field with strong grades.
• **2+ years in a high paced environment **, such as consulting or a startup.
• **Humble, low ego **, not afraid to get your hands dirty.
• Hands-on experience in **manufacturing or process optimization **.
• Get things done mentality: prioritising progress and results over process.
• **AI first **: you automate your own work before anyone asks you to.
• **Fluent in English **, German is a plus.

Benefits

• **Ownership through ESOP **.
• **Scaling from 0 to 1 **: you shape how this company works, from the processes to the team around you.
• An interdisciplinary team of top performers that will both support and challenge your growth.
• **Lunch allowance , a ** subsidized sports membership and modern tech.
• A new office in ** Garching **, right on top of our own production floor.

Vetaion is building a fully automated production facility for control cabinets in Munich. We use digital twins and robotics to automate the manufacturing process, orchestrated by VetaionOS, our own operating system for the factory.

Our mission is to strengthen Germany as a leading industrial hub. Join our team and our mission, let's reinvent the future of production together!