Valstad
Operations Lead
Austin · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- Roughly 3–7 years of relevant experience; flexible for an exceptional candidate.
About the job
Own day-to-day operations at an early-stage industrial robotics company, ensuring purchasing, supply chain, recruiting, finance administration, and other operational needs are completed.
What you'll do
- Source and purchase materials, equipment, and services; manage suppliers, purchase orders, freight, shipping, and receiving.
- Coordinate recruiting, candidate communications, interviews, offers, and employee onboarding.
- Manage vendor documentation, invoices, operating records, and company administration, while resolving other operational problems.
What they ask for
- Exceptionally organized, persistent, resourceful, and detail-oriented.
- Comfortable handling phone calls, negotiating, and taking ownership amid ambiguity.
- Commercially sharp, low ego, and able to close open issues without relying on detailed procedures.
Nice to have
- Experience with physical products, manufacturing, freight, or supply chain.
- Background in hardware or industrial startups, purchasing, manufacturing, automation, aerospace, defense, construction, project coordination, logistics, or business operations.
Tools
Ramp, Gusto, Ashby
AI focus
The company uses AI in its manufacturing systems, but the posting does not specify AI work for this role.
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