Lead Materials Associate
Andurilindustries · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Posted Jul 3, 2026
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE JOB
As a Lead Materials Associate, you will join our Supply Chain team at the Costa Mesa, CA office. The Supply Chain team has a valuable impact for Anduril's business and mission, responsible for supporting our production and business growth through the material management and inventory flow. The right person for this role can demonstrate strong ownership and ability to solve operational challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. This person will be flexible to provide support wherever needed to ensure products are shipped and received under stringent quality standards to ensure
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Ensure all associates are following safety procedures and standard work tasks. Proactively identify and drive safety improvement opportunities
Sets priorities and directs daily operations to include timely issuing and completion of tasks, clear blockers daily for the warehouse team to achieve their goals
xOwn inventory accuracy for business unit, identify risks, and report daily
Build a positive and collaborative team culture that promotes product knowledge, skills development, and X-training
Work cross functionally to resolve issued related to KPIs and drive completion of continuous improvement activities
Drive performance metrics and reporting to Supervisor and Manager
Interface with business stakeholders to ensure business alignment
Ensure visual management of the areas are upheld and represent the health of current operations
Hold daily standups with team to drive key business initiatives
Be a super user within WMS to identify and resolve key issues
Show up every day with extreme urgency and enthusiasm to get the job done
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
3+ years experience with warehouse operations supporting manufacturing, involving: receiving, put-away, picking, cycle counting, internal transfers, deployments, VRMA
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Ability to be onsite, local to Santa Ana, CA or Costa Mesa, CA
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, manufacturing or related operations field
Strong understanding of production rate, critical path analysis, and key warehouse fundamentals
Strong understanding for receiving and deployment documentation for domestic and international shipments
Ability to identify safety issues with warehouse vehicles to ensure safe operations
Strong knowledge of AS9100 standards and OSHA laws
Experience being hands-on and boots on the ground in the warehouse with proven skills in both process and equipment troubleshooting, and ability to adapt to constantly changing warehouse environments
Passion for employee development and enjoy the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran warehouse staff
Strong understanding for receiving and deployment documentation for domestic and international shipments
Strong understanding of production rate, critical path analysis, and key warehouse fundamentals
Ability to identify safety issues with warehouse vehicles to ensure safe operations
Experience supporting process development and implementing new processes
Experience supporting equipment maintenance
Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing or 6-Sigma principles
Proficient with computer use (standard browser, word processing applications) and ability to present data
Reliable, organized and detail-oriented with excellent verbal written communication skills
Experience in ramping low volume operations to high rate
Forklift certification
US Salary Range
$37 $49 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) e…