Technical Lead — Plant Operations

Job overview

The Technical Lead — Plant Operations position is onsite in Warren, OH. Compensation is $90,000–$115,000 per year. The role supports Auris Noble’s recovery and refining operations and growth programs for critical and strategic materials. The lead directs daily operations in an assigned plant area or technical workstream and helps scale, install, commission, and transition processes into sustained production. The role coordinates people and technical functions while managing safety, quality, production, equipment readiness, cost, and delivery objectives.

What you'll do

• Lead daily operations for an assigned plant area, production line, or technical workstream
• coordinate operators, technicians, engineers, chemists, maintenance, quality staff, and contractors
• manage safety, environmental compliance, production, throughput, recovery, yield, quality, downtime, housekeeping, and cost
• develop staffing, training, material, and equipment-readiness plans
• lead operating meetings and manage risks
• participate in equipment specification, vendor review, installation, startup, commissioning, and qualification
• ensure SOPs, batch records, work instructions, maintenance plans, and logs are completed and used
• lead pilot and production campaigns
• partner with ESH and quality on hazard reviews, incidents, corrective actions, and audits
• coach and develop frontline employees
• report operational status, schedule, risks, production, and quality.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

technical lead

plant operations

critical materials recovery

process scale-up

commissioning

production leadership

warren oh

auris noble

full-time

onsite

$90k–$115k/year

occasional travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits may include health, dental, and vision insurance
• paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) matching
• quarterly bonuses
• annual profit sharing
• and a planned annual plant shutdown, subject to plan terms and company policy.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent progressive industrial experience and 10+ years of relevant manufacturing experience, including direct team leadership. U.S. citizenship required; occasional travel, schedule flexibility, or work during commissioning and shutdowns may be required.

About the employer

AURIS NOBLE LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum). Sector: 33.