--- title: Director Manufacturing at Nox Metals in Los Angeles, CA description: Nox Metals is hiring for the Director Manufacturing role in Los Angeles, CA. Pays $128.8K–$142.4K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/director-manufacturing-at-nox-metals-01a12d04-ee8d-7be3-9205-bf0e08132c3f date: 2026-10-12T01:16:13Z og_description: Join Nox Metals as Director Manufacturing in Los Angeles, CA. Pays $128.8K–$142.4K per year. Full-time, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/bi0vlp.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Nox Metals | | **Location** | Los Angeles, CA | | **Salary** | $128.8K/yr - $142.4K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 11, 2026 | ## Description **About Nox Metals.** American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. Nox Metals is building it, along with the tools that run it. We’re a technology company supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible. **The role.** We’re hiring a Director of Manufacturing to build the operating system behind Nox Metals’ factory network. You will lead plant performance across sites, develop plant leaders, and create scalable standards for safety, quality, delivery, labor, equipment, and inventory. You will own both today’s execution and tomorrow’s manufacturing model. This role requires regular time on the factory floor and travel between facilities as needed. **You will:** - Own manufacturing performance across Nox Metals facilities - Set standards and operating rhythms for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and inventory - Lead, coach, and hold Plant Managers accountable for results - Build capacity, staffing, and equipment plans aligned with growth - Identify network constraints and direct cross-site improvement work - Standardize production, maintenance, training, and shift-handoff systems - Partner with engineering and software teams to automate and improve factory workflows - Partner with supply chain, sales, and finance on demand and investment planning - Lead recovery plans for major operational or customer issues - Help evaluate and launch future facilities - Complete other tasks as assigned **You are:** - A manufacturing leader who is equally comfortable setting strategy and walking the floor - Uncompromising about safety, quality, and material traceability - Strong at developing Plant Managers and building accountable organizations - Fluent in operating metrics, capacity, labor, and capital tradeoffs - Able to standardize what should be consistent while respecting site-level realities - Direct, low-ego, and calm under pressure - Excited to combine manufacturing with software and automation **Nice to have:** - Experience leading multiple manufacturing or distribution facilities - Experience scaling operations through rapid growth - Familiarity with metals, machining, aerospace, logistics, or industrial distribution - Experience opening or materially expanding a plant - Familiarity with continuous improvement and production-system design - Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter **Benefits:** - Equity in Nox Metals - Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance This role is full time and in person at our Los Angeles or Detroit facility, with travel between sites as needed. **Nox Metals is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skill, attitude, and fit for the work, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, height, weight, marital status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.** ## Skills - Systems Design - Working Under Pressure - Planning - Automation - Logistics - Artificial Intelligence - Continuous Improvement Process - Supply Chain - Machining - Maintenance - Industrial Distribution ## Benefits - Vision Insurance - Dental Insurance - Health Insurance ## Related - [Manufacturing & Production jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Production Management & Supervision jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production/production-management-and-supervision?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Manufacturing Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production/production-management-and-supervision/manufacturing-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 276153 jobs - [Wholesale](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/retail-and-wholesale/wholesale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 34709 jobs - [Los Angeles, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/los-angeles?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 20563 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 276153 jobs - [Wholesale](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/retail-and-wholesale/wholesale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 34709 jobs - [Los Angeles, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/los-angeles?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 20563 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)