Head of Non-Production Operations, Facilities
True Anomaly · Long Beach, CA
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $145k–$210k
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level reliability role at True Anomaly (aerospace & defense) in Long Beach, CA.
- They ask for
- 7+ years
- Tools it names
- Casting
- Base pay
- $145k–$210k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$169k. This one lists $145k–$210k.
Median of the low and high ends of 69 live postings that list pay, out of 147 reliability engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 146 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 25% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $115k–$169k, from 68 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 71%
- New product launch 41%
- FMEA 40%
- Automation 30%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 28%
- Tooling 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: True Anomaly in Long Beach
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Full description from True AnomalyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
Lead and develop operations teams across multiple workplaces to support ongoing day-to-day needs, including office management, culinary/snacks, janitorial, groundskeeping, and related services. Define and own third-party vendor strategy across all service categories, ensuring consistent quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness across the portfolio. Own the full OPEX budget for our workplaces, reporting out on forecast vs. budget regularly and surfacing cost-saving options. Partner hand-in-hand with the Real Estate team to define what work scope is the Landlord's responsibility versus ours. Partner hand-in-hand with Development Planners to develop long-term standards that support operational efficiencies downstream. Build scalable operations standards and processes that support growth into additional sites while maintaining a strong employee experience across all spaces. Support services within production areas as needed. Serve as a people leader and cross-functional partner inside and outside Facilities.
Required
- ✓7+ years of experience in workplace operations
- ✓People management experience, including developing and growing teams
- ✓Proven ability to own and manage a full OPEX budget, including forecasting and cost-saving identification
- ✓Proven ability to define and manage third-party vendor strategy across multiple service categories
- ✓Experience partnering with real estate on lease scope (Landlord vs. tenant responsibilities)
- ✓Demonstrated ability to build scalable operations standards and processes
- ✓Track record of delivering a strong employee experience across multiple sites
- ✓Experience scaling a workplace operations function into new sites in a high-growth environment
- ✓Familiarity with office management, culinary, janitorial, and groundskeeping service categories
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Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
Our mission
True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
Our values
- •Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
- •What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
- •It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
Benefits & perks *
- •Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
- •Generous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
- •Fuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
- •And more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
- •Equity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company’s success.
- •Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles
Your mission
We are looking for an operations leader to take ownership of the everyday workplace operations at True Anomaly. From office management to culinary, janitorial to groundskeeping to beyond, you'll lead the teams and vendors that keep our workplaces running at a high standard. You own the full OPEX picture for our workplaces — managing to budget, forecasting with rigor, and always bringing cost-saving options to the table. You think in partnerships: working hand-in-hand with Real Estate to draw the line between Landlord scope and ours and with Development Planners to set long-term standards that drive operational efficiency downstream. You're a people leader at heart, a sharp cross-functional partner, and you'll flex to support services in our production areas when the mission calls for it. You take immense pride in your craft, and that pride shows up everywhere — in workplaces that run well, employees who feel taken care of, and an operations function that scales like a well-oiled machine.
Nice to Have
- +Experience supporting secure environments
- +Experience supporting services within production or manufacturing areas
Other
- •Work Location - This position will be onsite 4 to 5 days per week at our Long Beach, CA facility