Site Operations Lead

Site Operations Lead About Team Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and advancing toward AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world environments. Working across the full model and systems stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the physical constraints of real-world systems to improve people’s lives. About the Role As the Site Operations Lead for Robotics, you will own the build-out and day-to-day execution of a production-like facility that enables robotics development, testing, and manufacturing work. This role is responsible for getting the site stood up and running smoothly: coordinating activities during construction and ramp, establishing the operating system for the space, and ensuring daily execution across manufacturing lines, warehousing, internal material movement, and overall site readiness. This is an on-the-ground leadership role with high ownership of execution, safety, and site reliability. The Site Operations Lead partners closely with Facilities, Safety, Engineering, and Operations teams, and coordinates contractor teams to keep work moving at speed with strong operational control. This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA and requires in-person presence 5 days a week to support physical operations. In this role you will: - Manage the onsite build-out day to day, coordinating daily activities with ongoing construction, contractors, and internal stakeholders - Stand up site operating rhythms (daily readiness checks, shift/startup routines, issue triage, and escalation paths) to ensure stable operations during ramp and steady state - Own daily site readiness and execution across manufacturing lines, work areas, and warehouse/stockroom spaces - Coordinate closely with factory floor operations to align on priorities, line needs, staffing readiness, and execution plans - Partner with and coordinate contractor workforces on-site (tasking, standards, safety expectations, performance follow-up, and escalation) - Own internal material movement and transport inside the facility (staging runs, line-side replenishment, internal transfers), ensuring flow and safety - Maintain clear standards for storage, labeling, staging lanes, workspace organization, and visual controls (5S or similar) - Coordinate day-to-day facility operations: access, work orders, basic maintenance scheduling, supply replenishment, space planning, and issue triage/escalation - Track and resolve operational issues that affect uptime or flow; drive root cause resolution across Facilities, Safety, Engineering, and Ops - Build and maintain SOPs for site operations workflows; train team members/contractors on standard work and safety expectations - Partner with Safety, Facilities, Engineering, and Ops teams to maintain a safe, compliant, and reliable operating environment You might thrive in this role if you: - Have experience standing up and running day-to-day operations in a factory, lab, warehouse, or production-like facility - Are highly organized and proactive about keeping environments clean, safe, and execution-ready - Can coordinate multiple workflows (build-out, lines, warehousing, internal movement, facilities needs) without losing detail - Communicate clearly with frontline teams, contractors, and cross-functional partners and follow through on issues - Like improving systems and standard work, not just reacting to problems - Are comfortable operating with urgency during ramp while building durable processes for long-term stability - Remain calm under pressure, make decisions amid ambiguity, and stay focused on execution - Enjoy taking messy, early-stage systems and turning them into reliable, scalable operations What success looks like: - Engineering and floor operations are never blocked by missing parts or emergency maintenance - Inventory vis ... (truncated, view full listing at source)