Production Manager

Sennos is rapidly emerging as the global leader in AI-driven sensing, analytics, and control for the Fluid, Fermentation, and Bio-manufacturing industries. With a revolutionary integration of hardware, software, and real-time multi-parametric data, we have quietly built the world’s most advanced sensing system and largest AI-powered fermentation data warehouse. By owning the entire stack—from sensing hardware to data infrastructure—we have delivered a breakthrough solution that reveals complex biological and chemical interactions, predicts precision outcomes, and enables next-generation production control.

Sennos is a rapidly growing start‑up looking for someone who can quickly adapt to a changing environment and who has the desire to grow with us!

The Production Manager is the single accountable leader for Sennos’s manufacturing floor — owning the people, processes, and systems required to deliver product on time, to spec, and s role sits at the intersection of engineering, operations, and sales, requiring strong cross‑functional communication and the ability to translate commitments into executable production plans. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on leader who drives decisions with data, builds structure in ambiguous environments, and holds a high bar for quality and operational discipline.

This is an ownership role: if something is broken, you fix it.

• Lead a cross‑functional production team across assembly, test, calibration, and QC
• Hire, develop, and retain production technicians, leads, and operators as headcount scales
• Plan and execute temporary staff augmentation for peak production periods

• Own daily production output and inventory status (fully built hardware & parts)
• Track throughput, yield, and on‑time delivery against committed schedules
• Establish and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for every stage of manufacturing
• Maintain clear escalation paths so blockers are surfaced fast and resolved without bureaucracy

• Map end‑to‑end production flow, drive root‑cause analysis on yield losses and escapes, and implement corrective actions on bottlenecks and rework hot spots
• Implement measurement systems to track process capability and drive ongoing improvements in build time, material waste, and labor efficiency
• Partner with engineering to make products easier to build
• Ensure production meets quality, regulatory, and customer requirements; maintain traceability records, inspection documentation, and production travelers

• Translate sales forecasts and customer commitments into a master production schedule; proactively identify and communicate capacity constraints before commitments are made
• Establish regular cadences to keep production, sales, and finance aligned on plan vs. actuals

• Partner with procurement to qualify suppliers, manage lead times, build buffers, and ensure component availability
• Own finished goods inventory accuracy; reduce excess and obsolete inventory
• Hold suppliers accountable when incoming material quality misses spec

• Build production infrastructure needed to 10× volume
• Lead establishment of contract manufacturing relationships for mature components
• Identify and deploy the right MES, ERP, or production tracking tools; define metrics and systems to sustain quality and throughput at scale
• Work with operations to plan updates to and expansion of physical manufacturing and inventory space
• Track and report current production and service costs (material and labor) to CFO
• Forecast changes to production and service costs

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered

Experience:

• 5+ years of production or manufacturing management in a hardware or high‑tech environment
• Track record of building or scaling a production operation, not just running steady‑state
• Experience with complex, multi‑step electromechanical or precision assembly processes
• Expertise with lean manufacturing, six sigma, or equivalent continuous…