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Location: Fab Lab – San Carlos, CA Ready is a remote-first Public Benefit Corporation building the Utility Intelligence Platform that helps governments, utility operators, and consultants manage complex infrastructure programs end-to-end. As Ready expands its hardware product lines (Hypercube, our field-deployable infrastructure platform, and Portals, our communications hubs), physical operations have become mission-critical. The Fab Lab in San Carlos is the center of our hardware development, testing, assembly, staging, and deployment efforts. We're looking for an Operations & Logistics Manager to own the operational backbone of the Fab Lab: the systems that move hardware from production to deployment and keep the space running so Ready can continue building. This is a hands-on role for someone who solves problems from first principles and builds the processes that make routine work easy and automatic, all while nurturing a space where creativity and genius can flourish. This is an onsite role based in San Carlos, CA, five days per week. About Your Role at Ready ⚡️ - Own end-to-end logistics for hardware moving to and from the Fab Lab, including inbound receiving, inspection, and intake through outbound freight for customer deployments. - Manage carrier and freight relationships, schedule shipments, track deliveries and resolve delays, damaged goods and exceptions before they affect production timelines - Own inventory and asset accuracy across raw materials, components, spare parts, and finished hardware, including chain-of-custody documentation and deployment records - Coordinate with hardware and production teams to align build schedules with deployment timelines - Own day-to-day Fab Lab operations, keeping the workplace organized, functional, and safe, including layout, furniture, storage systems, and staging areas, ready to support production - Serve as the primary point of contact for facility vendors (cleaning, maintenance, utilities, security, waste management, and building management), and own maintenance, repairs, inspections, and preventative upkeep - Maintain facility documentation, vendor contracts, permits, and compliance records, and ensure adherence to California workplace and safety requirements, including identifying and escalating operational or compliance risks when necessary - Track facility, inventory, and logistics metrics and report operational health to leadership - Partner closely with Hardware, Engineering, Product, Story, and People Operations teams for onsite events, customer demonstrations, executive visits, and team gatherings - Operate effectively in a fast-moving environment with a high degree of ownership and autonomy A Bit About You 🥇 Required: - 3+ years of experience in management of facilities, logistics, supply chain, operations, inventory, or related roles - Experience supporting hardware, manufacturing, lab, workshop, production, or warehouse environments strongly preferred - Expert knowledge of managing shipping, freight, inventory, or vendor operations via DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS, et - Calm, low-ego, and highly collaborative, with a bias toward action and problem-solving - Knowledge of California workplace, safety, or facilities regulations - Highly proactive and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously - Comfortable working hands-on in a physical environment, including moving and organizing equipment and materials (ability to lift 25+ lbs) Nice to Have - Safety certifications relevant to facilities or industrial environments - Exposure to telecom, infrastructure, manufacturing, or industrial operations Physical Requirements & Work Environment 🏭 The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reason