Span
Senior Program Manager, Manufacturing Operations
$124K–$190K
San Francisco · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; program or project management, with direct experience standing up new manufacturing facilities, lines, or large capital projects.
About the job
Leads the end-to-end launch of a new manufacturing facility, coordinating site selection, incentives, construction, facility readiness, and manufacturing ramp-up across internal teams and external partners.
What you'll do
- Own the facility bring-up program plan, milestones, dependencies, risks, and progress reporting through full production.
- Coordinate site selection, incentive negotiations, permitting, construction, infrastructure readiness, and equipment installation.
- Lead manufacturing readiness, including equipment qualification, process validation, staffing, training, safety, and quality systems.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of program or project management experience, including direct experience standing up new manufacturing facilities, lines, or large capital projects.
- Experience managing complex programs across multiple workstreams and internal teams and external partners.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing readiness, including equipment qualification, process validation, EHS/safety compliance, and quality systems.
- Financial acumen, including experience with capital budgets, forecasts, and incentive-related financial commitments.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with site selection and economic incentive negotiation.
- Experience in EV/battery, electronics, or hardware manufacturing.
Pay
$124K – $190K (base salary)
Tools
MS Project, Smartsheet, Monday.com
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