Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
About Vital Lyfe Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. What You’ll Do Coordinate…
Skills: Production supervision, Manufacturing, Lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$34/hr–$38/hr
About Vital Lyfe Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation — creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. Mission The engineering …
Skills: Troubleshooting, Manufacturing, R&D, Qualification Testing, Mechanical Engineering
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$28/hr–$30/hr
About Vital Lyfe At Vital Lyfe, we are dedicated to solving global water challenges through innovative desalination and water treatment solutions. This is an opportunity to join a passionate, multidisciplinary team tackl…
Skills: Vendor Qualification, Root Cause Investigation, Corrective Action, Vendor Performance Management, Manufacturing
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can't. About the Role We've built the go-to-marke…
Skills: Outbound Prospecting, Full-cycle Sales, Pipeline Management, CRM Hygiene, Contract Negotiation
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$30/hr–$33/hr
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Skills: Fluid Dynamics, Circuit Design, Thermodynamics, Material Science, High-Pressure Systems Design
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$30/hr–$33/hr
About Vital Lyfe Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. The Mission We're looking…
Skills: Python, TypeScript, API Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Backend Development
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$30/hr–$33/hr
About Vital Lyfe Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. Mission We’re looking for…
Skills: Power Management, Sensor Interfacing, System Reliability, Altium, Matlab
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$126k–$150k/yr
About Vital Lyfe At Vital Lyfe, we are on a mission to solve global water scarcity by creating innovative, desalination systems. This is an opportunity to join a passionate, multidisciplinary team tackling one of the wor…
Skills: Market Activation, Go-To-Market Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$95k–$140k/yr
About Vital Lyfe Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation — creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. Mission Design the mecha…
Skills: CAD, FEA, Mechanical Design, Electromechanical Design, Manufacturing Process Development
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$125k–$145k/yr
About Vital Lyfe Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation — creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. What You'll Do Design, d…
Skills: Manufacturing Process Design, DFM/DFA, SolidWorks, Automation Programming, Tooling and Fixture Design
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$76k–$110k/yr
Mission We are looking for a high ownership Recruiter to help build the team that will define the future of water autonomy. This role is not just about filling roles, it's about building the company. You will work direct…
Skills: Full-cycle Recruiting, Sourcing, Candidate Screening, Interview Design, ATS Management
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Coordinate and lead daily production activities while enforcing safety, quality, and operational standards. Interface with cross-functional teams to prioritize work, mitigate production risks, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Requires a high school diploma with 3+ years of manufacturing experience or a bachelor's degree. Candidates must have at least 1 year of team leadership experience and the ability to work onsite in Torrance, CA.
Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t.
Coordinate and lead the daily activities of production technicians and assemblers responsible for the manufacturing, testing, and packaging of Vital Lyfe systems.
Establish, maintain, and enforce production standards, work instructions, safety protocols, and quality requirements.
Conduct employee performance evaluations, provide coaching and development, and administer corrective actions when necessary.
Interface with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Leadership teams to prioritize work based on production schedules, company objectives, and customer demand.
Identify production risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure schedule adherence and operational continuity.
Manage non-conforming hardware through inspection, troubleshooting, disposition, and corrective action processes to return products to a conforming state as efficiently as possible.
Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
Identify and eliminate sources of waste, defects, rework, and inefficiencies within the manufacturing value stream.
Reduce equipment, material, and personnel downtime through proactive planning, process improvements, and resource management.
Support the transition of products from engineering development, prototyping, and pilot builds into repeatable, scalable production processes.
Provide constructive feedback to engineering and product development teams regarding design improvements, assembly challenges, process optimization, and cost reduction opportunities.
Support and report key manufacturing metrics including throughput, yield, first-pass quality, labor efficiency, on-time delivery, and production capacity utilization.
Foster a culture of accountability, urgency, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the production team.
Build and maintain a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Support hiring, training, performance management, and workforce development initiatives.
High school diploma or equivalency certificate
Bachelor’s degree; or 3+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing/production environment
1+ years of experience leading a team or project
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including leadership responsibilities.
Experience scaling production and supporting New Product Introduction (NPI).
Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, or Six Sigma principles.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production planning.
Ability to read engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.
Experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
Strong understanding of quality systems, standard work, and manufacturing process control.
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Experience in electromechanical, consumer hardware, aerospace, automotive, or other complex manufacturing environments is preferred.
Hands on work on development hardware.
Long periods of standing, crouching, walking.
Lifting up to 50 lbs
Work on high impact problems with global relevance
Help scale breakthrough technology in water security and climate resilience
Early ownership in a high growth, engineering led startup
Join a tight knit, mission driven team in a fast paced environment
Build long term career equity as we grow
Location Requirement: Ability to work 100% onsite in Torrance, CA (remote or hybrid work will not be considered)
Vital Lyfe is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vital Lyfe is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation — creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. Water is the last essential resource still tied to fixed infrastructure. When grids fail or logistics stall, people wait. The world is shifting toward independence in energy, mobility, and communication — water must follow. Vital Lyfe closes that gap. Our systems turn naturally occurring water — from coastlines, rivers, lakes, or existing tap-quality sources — into purified water on demand. Portable. Intuitive. Reliable. This is universal water-making without dependency. Without logistics. Without limits.
Offices: 12700 Yukon Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250, US
Water Without Limits. A new class of portable water systems. Access is here. Pre-order 🔽
Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation — creating a new category of personal water-making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t. Water is the last essential resource still tied to fixed infrastructure. When grids fail or logistics stall, people wait. The world is shifting toward independence in energy, mobility, and communication — water must follow. Vital Lyfe closes that gap. Our systems turn naturally occurring water — from coastlines, rivers, lakes, or existing tap-quality sources — into purified water on demand. Portable. Intuitive. Reliable. This is universal water-making without dependency. Without logistics. Without limits.
Offices: 12700 Yukon Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250, US
