What are the responsibilities and job description for the Workplace Operations Manager position at Furientis?
We’re looking for a highly organized, proactive Workplace Operations Manager to help keep our facility, team, and leadership operating at a high level.
This is a high-ownership role at a fast-moving aerospace hardware startup. You’ll be responsible for many of the operational functions that keep the company running smoothly day-to-day — from managing workplace logistics and vendor coordination, to supporting executive scheduling, planning events, and maintaining a world-class working environment.
The ideal candidate is resourceful, detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and excited to work in a dynamic startup environment where priorities evolve quickly. You should be equally comfortable coordinating a VIP customer visit, managing contractor schedules, booking founder travel, or making sure the shop and office remain fully stocked and operational.
You’ll work closely with company leadership and play a key role in scaling the company’s workplace operations as we grow.
What You'll Do- Manage day-to-day workplace and facility operations across office and shop spaces
- Coordinate vendors, contractors, maintenance providers, utilities, and other operational services
- Maintain supplies, consumables, snacks, and workplace inventory to ensure the facility stays fully operational and organized
- Coordinate VIP visits, customer tours, recruiting visits, and internal company events
- Support executive scheduling, calendar management, travel coordination, and meeting logistics for company leadership
- Help coordinate site planning, facility improvements, and expansion-related logistics
- Track operational needs proactively and drive solutions with minimal oversight
- Assist with invoice processing, vendor payments, and routine operational administrative tasks
- Maintain a clean, professional, high-functioning workplace environment
- Provide broad operational support across the company as new needs arise
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and execute reliably in a fast-paced environment
- High level of ownership, responsiveness, and follow-through
- Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment
- Comfortable interacting with executives, customers, vendors, and technical teams
- Experience coordinating facilities, workplace operations, vendors, or office logistics
- Ability to operate independently with minimal direction
- Proficiency with scheduling, calendar management, and common business software tools
- Ability to handle sensitive or confidential information professionally
- Experience working at a startup, aerospace company, hardware company, or manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting founders or executives directly
- Experience coordinating office builds, site expansions, or contractor-driven projects
- Familiarity with shop-floor or industrial work environments
- Experience planning events, customer visits, or recruiting coordination
- Strong operational instincts and systems-thinking mindset
- Experience managing purchasing, vendor relationships, or workplace budgets
- Experience building processes and operational infrastructure in a growing company
Eligibility & Logistics Location: On-site at our Los Angeles, CA HQ; remote work is not available. Monthly weekend travel for test events and supplier engagements. Clearance: A clearance is not required for this position. Must be a U.S. Person.
Equal Opportunity & Export Compliance Furientis is an equal-opportunity employer. To comply with U.S. export control laws, employment is contingent on eligibility to access export-controlled information.
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