Operations Associate
Detroit, MI$76k - $84kFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
Operations Associate at Nox Metals in Detroit, MI. The role involves supporting the General Manager, learning and optimizing the end-to-end factory and office operations, and driving projects and performance metrics in a fast-growing metal supplier environment.
Responsibilities
- Learn the factory inside and out: how an order moves from quote to cut to ship, and where it gets stuck
- Keep our GM organized: track priorities, follow up on open items, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks
- Own projects end to end, from figuring out the problem to getting it fixed
- Dig into the numbers behind the operation, like capacity, labor hours, cost per unit, and on-time shipping, and use them to make the case for what we do next
- Work with shift leads, quality, receiving, and shipping to hit our daily order targets
- Step in wherever the operation needs you, on the floor or in the office
- Follow every SOP, and tell us when one is broken so we can fix it
Qualifications
- Manufacturing, operations, or supply chain experience (Nice to have)
- Experience leading people (Nice to have)
- Experience at a startup or fast-growing company (Nice to have)
- Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter (Nice to have)
- Thorough: you finish the job and check your own work
- High agency: you don't wait for permission or perfect directions
- Smart, and quick to learn things you've never done before
- Ready to work 60 to 80 hour weeks while we build this, and still sharp at the end of them
- Someone who has built something: a business, a side hustle, a club, a team, even if it didn't work out
- Comfortable on a factory floor and with the people who work there
- A clear, direct communicator who can tell a manager what's wrong and how to fix it
- Strong with spreadsheets and comfortable with numbers
- Never says "that's not my job"
Skills
Required:Operational problem solvingProject managementData analysis
Benefits
- Equity in Nox Metals
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Nox Metals
The modern factory for fast, low-cost metals.
Nox Metals is building the fastest metals processing factories in North America. Our software runs quoting, scheduling, and operations to streamline production and reduce cost. We supply America's industrial base with custom-cut material at unmatched speed and efficiency.
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