Vulcan Elements · 11 hours ago
Head of Manufacturing
Research Triangle Park, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expVulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. As the Head of Manufacturing, you will lead the scale-up of operations, manufacturing engineering, quality, and factory functions within a large automated manufacturing system.
AerospaceIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Define the foundational workflows, staffing models, and factory movements (people + material) to enable efficient, safe, 24×7 production
Foster a culture of safety, individual accountability, and technical excellence across all shifts and departments
Lead coordination across EHS, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, IT, and Operations to ensure synchronized execution of factory scale up objectives
Establish readiness plans and escalation systems to ensure uninterrupted production & performance
Oversee the development of logistics, material flow, and procurement processes to ensure reliable supply to production lines
Lead structured problem-solving and root cause investigations to sustain high uptime and yield
Manage technical schedules, budgets, and deliverables aligned with company milestones and customer commitments
Qualification
Required
10+ years in manufacturing engineering or operations, ideally within powder metallurgy, advanced materials, rare-earth magnet manufacturing, automotive, battery, or similar high volume manufacturing environments
6+ years demonstrated leadership experience in high volume advanced manufacturing
Bachelors Degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
Proven track record scaling complex industrial processes from pilot to production in a leadership position
Strong analytical, data-driven problem-solving skills and ability to drive accountability and results under tight timeline
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities
Company
Vulcan Elements
Vulcan Elements is a manufacturer of rare-earth magnets used in critical defense and commercial applications.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$690.2MKey Investors
Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC)Altimeter
2025-11-21Debt Financing· $620M
2025-08-11Series A· $65M
2023-12-26Seed· $5.2M
Leadership Team
John Maslin
CEO & Co-Founder
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