Manufacturing & Supply Chain Manager

About the Role

Captura is seeking a highly motivated and hands-on operations leader to run and strengthen our manufacturing operations as we transition from development to commercial production. Reporting directly to the COO, this role will oversee day-to-day production execution for membrane manufacturing and electrodialysis stack assembly, together with production planning, procurement, inventory, logistics, and supply chain operations.
This is a unique opportunity to build the operating systems and execution discipline needed for two complementary production environments: process-driven membrane production and precision electrodialysis stack assembly. The role will receive approved processes, SOPs, work instructions, and production specifications from Captura’s membrane and stack technical leaders and ensure they are implemented and followed consistently in production. This role will work closely with technical owners of membrane and stack in supporting scale up and industrialization.
The ideal candidate brings experience leading production operations in advanced materials, membrane or chemical manufacturing, chemical processing, mechanical assembly, or related industrial environments. Direct or adjacent experience with electrodialysis, water electrolyzers, fuel cells, redox-flow batteries, or comparable stack systems is particularly relevant. The successful candidate will excel at translating approved technical processes into disciplined daily execution, building production teams and operating systems, improving cost and production flow, and partnering effectively with technical owners in a fast-growing startup environment.

ResponsibilitiesProduction Operations

• Lead day-to-day production operations across membrane manufacturing and electrodialysis stack assembly, ensuring safe, efficient, consistent, and high-quality execution in accordance with approved SOPs, work instructions, and production specifications.

• Manage daily membrane production activities, including staffing, material staging, schedule adherence, production records, in-process checks, and escalation of deviations, to deliver consistent output in accordance with approved processes.

• Manage and sustain standardized electrodialysis stack assembly operations, with an emphasis on repeatability, quality, throughput, labor efficiency, and production flow.

• Develop and implement production planning, scheduling, labor planning, and capacity management processes across both membrane production and stack assembly.

• Translate approved production plans and technical requirements into executable schedules, staffing plans, material readiness, and shop-floor coordination as production volumes increase.

• Establish and manage operational KPIs across both production areas, including yield, throughput, cycle time, on-time delivery, quality, scrap/rework, equipment utilization, labor productivity, and cost per unit.