Facility and Inventory Specialist

Hgen's mission is to achieve a clean and renewable energy future through providing foundational molecules for critical industries. By enabling cheap and abundant clean hydrogen, Hgen aims to help decarbonize the more than 10% of global emissions that are best addressed with hydrogen. Learn more about why clean hydrogen is critical for achieving zero-emissions.
Description
As a Facility and Inventory Specialist , you champion and level-up our facilities from a basic shop to a simple, effective, and systematic operation that supports the evolving needs of our R&D, engineering, and production teams. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment, where your contributions will have a direct impact on the future of decarbonization.
Responsibilities

Own end-to-end operations of our combined office, lab, and manufacturing facility, ensuring safety, reliability, and operational excellence

Identify, anticipate, and resolve facility related issues and improvement opportunities, engaging with contractors as necessary

Plan and coordinate facility build-outs to support evolving R&D, engineering, and production demands as we scale

Receive incoming deliveries and routing to inventory locations, ensuring documentation and traceability are maintained with our systems

Retrieve and package inventory into traceable kits for production teams

Develop the standard operating procedures for facility maintenance and inventory operations

Manage the generation, delivery, and/or waste of production commodities (compressed gasses, DI water, industrial fluids)

Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent

5+ years of hands-on experience in facilities management, warehouse operations, logistics, or similar roles in energy, industrial, aerospace, defense, or similar production environment

Familiarity with facility, supply chain, inventory, quality management processes and the systems used to support them (ERP, MES, QMS, CMMS, Jira, etc…)

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted

Able to work on-site in Hawthorne, CA

Preferred Skills & Experience

Experience in developing early-stage startups from limited procedures to systematic operations

Ability to safely operate forklifts (5-15k lb) with non-standard loads

Strong working knowledge of OSHA, ADA, safety systems, and regulatory requirements

Professional Qualities

When given a set of guiding objectives and principles, you can identify, prioritize, and execute on tasks with minimal supervision

You have strong organizational, documentation follow-through skills and take pride in the quality of your work

You are passionate about decarbonization and addressing climate change