About Phoenix Tailings
Phoenix Tailings is a rapidly growing clean mining and metals production startup dedicated to sustainable and economic critical metals production. Our mission is to be the world's first fully clean mining and metals production company, producing the resources needed for the next generation of our economy.
Why Phoenix Tailings
At Phoenix, we believe that nothing great is everaccomplishedalone or without the passion of people who push and motivate one another. If you share our relentless pursuit of a better future, passion for innovation, and excitement for building foundational infrastructure for a clean economy, then this is the place for you.
Our Values:
● You are only crazy if you are wrong, it’s ok to be wrong
● Lead with Compassion
● Be Resourceful
● Listen
● Hustle
Who We Are Looking For:
Phoenix Tailings is looking for a highly disciplined, execution-driven Vice President of Manufacturing Operations to lead day-to-day operations across our production facilities. This role is critical to scaling clean metals manufacturing with world-class efficiency, quality, and safety. The ideal candidate is a Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean manufacturing expert who has built and optimized high-throughput industrial operations from early-stage production through commercial scale. You willownoperational excellence at Phoenix Tailings, turning breakthrough technology into reliable, repeatable, and cost-competitive manufacturing.
This pay range reflects the expected compensation for this role and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Salary Range: $200,000-$250,000
Key Responsibilities:
Own end-to-end manufacturing operations across Phoenix Tailings facilities, delivering consistent output, quality, and uptime
Design, implement, and enforce Lean manufacturing systems to drive continuous improvement across safety, yield, throughput, and cost
Lead Six Sigma initiatives toeliminateprocess variation, reduce waste, and improve first-pass yield
Establish operational KPIs, dashboards, and daily management systems that drive accountability and performance
Build scalable production systems, standard work, and operating procedures to support rapid growth and replication
Drive a culture of operational rigor, safety, and continuous improvement across all shifts and teams
Partner with engineering and technical teams to industrialize new processes and technologies
Lead capacity planning, staffing models, and production ramp strategies for new and existing facilities
Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations whilemaintainingaggressive production targets
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
Six Sigma Black Belt certificationrequired;demonstratedLean manufacturing leadership experience
10+ years of manufacturing operations experience in industrial, chemical, metals, or energy environments
Proventrack recordscaling production from pilot or early commercial stages to steady-state operations
Deepexpertisein Lean tools including value stream mapping, standard work, Kaizen, TPM, and 5S
Strong data-driven mindset with experience using operational metrics to drive decision-making
Experience leading large, multi-shift production teams in high-safety, high-reliability environments
Demonstrated ability to drive cultural change and operational discipline in fast-growing organizations
We offer a competitive compensation package that is based on expertise. We also offer the following benefits:
Healthcare, we care about you and your family: 100% Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Stock: Ownership in a fast-growing venture-backed company.
Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families.
Time Off: Flexible vacation policy to encourage people to get out and see the world.
Team Fun: Regularly scheduled events, and celebrations.
Learning: Learning and development Opportunities to grow your skills and career.
Great team: Working with fun, hard-working, kind people committed to making a difference!
Flexible culture: We are results-focused. We don’t work at the office every day.
At Phoenix Tailings, we have an open culture that values learning, and we are looking to grow the team with enthusiastic individuals who share our vision of sustainable mining.
Phoenix Tailings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity at all levels. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information, or any other applicable protected characteristics, and these characteristics will not be a factor for consideration of any work-related decisions (including but not limited to hiring, firing, compensation, and discipline).
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