Operations Coordinator

Company Description

Inspired Flight’s Purpose Statement says it all - Conserving resources, creating jobs, and saving lives by innovating the American drone manufacturing. Founded in San Luis Obispo, California our entirely U.S. based team designs, builds and supports highly capable and flexible drone platforms for both commercial and government customers.

Our purpose driven team exemplifies our Core Values. We are:

Collaborative: We harness the collective intelligence and energy of our team to surpass individual potentials and achieve shared goals.

Resilient: We approach obstacles with flexibility and creativity, supporting one another to stay focused, resourceful, and determined.

Diverse: We place a high value in people of all heritages, genders, sexual orientations, and points of view to spark innovation and solutions, enriching our work environment and outputs.

Continuously Improving: We are committed to ongoing learning and innovation by always seeking ways to enhance our processes, products, and personal expertise.

Underlying all of this is our deeply rooted belief that the cutting-edge aerial tools we create are advancing an industry that is good for people, good for our planet and good for the United States of America.

Location

This is an in-office position for hire at Inspired Flight’s HQ in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Job Description

Inspired Flight Technologies is looking to expand its Operations team with the addition of an Operations Coordinator. In this role, you will assist with the execution of daily business activities, logistics strategy, and administrative tasks. To be successful in this role, you should be able to solve problematic situations efficiently and have excellent communication, analytic, and organizational skills. You will excel in this role if you have experience in project management, data analysis, and process creation and improvement.

This role will report directly to the VP of Operations within the Operations department. This is a prime opportunity for a highly motivated and creative professional that thrives in a startup environment and is looking for career development and advancement.

Typical responsibilities:

• Manage and execute work order creation and planning within NetSuite to support efficient production scheduling and resource allocation
• Track materials, inventory movements, and transactions in NetSuite to ensure accuracy, traceability, and alignment with production needs
• Develop and monitor departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate operational efficiency and production performance
• Analyze operational and production data to drive informed decision-making and provide actionable recommendations to cross-functional teams
• Create and maintain standardized operating procedures and documentation to ensure consistency across work order management and material handling processes
• Review and optimize workflows related to work orders, inventory, and material transactions to identify inefficiencies and improve throughput
• Coordinate and support cross-functional process improvement initiatives related to ERP usage, production planning, and inventory control
• Prepare and maintain operational reports, dashboards, and documentation to support planning, audits, and continuous improvement

You’ll excel in this role if you have:

• Experience with Netsuite or ERP systems
• Problem-solving skills and a self-starter
• Operational Management experience
• High Attention to detail
• Data analytic experience and knowledge

Education/Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma required, bachelor's degree preferred
• At least 2 years of training and experience in operations or administrative role
• Proficient in Microsoft and Google Suite

Salary & Benefits Offered

• $27-32 DOE
• Paid Time Off & Sick Time
• World Class Health, Dental, Vision Insurance Plan
• 401k w/ 6% company match
• Quarterly Team Bonus Plan

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Inspired Flight is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer that seeks to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.