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About HazTrack HazTrack is bringing IoT sensor technology and real-time data analytics to a massive, overlooked industrial market: used cooking oil (UCO) collection. The UCO industry is a foundational part of the circular economy—turning restaurant waste into renewable biofuels—but it struggles with inefficient routing, costly emergency pickups, and hundreds of millions of dollars in widespread UCO theft.
We solve this.
HazTrack builds rugged wireless tank-level sensors and a powerful software platform that gives our customers real-time visibility into their assets. We help collectors optimize their routes, reduce operational costs, prevent theft, and operate with true data-driven insight. We are a fast-growing, venture-backed startup based in Calgary, scaling across North America and becoming the operating system for UCO collectors everywhere.
The role This is a hands-on, build-it leadership role — a player-coach, not a desk strategist. In a company our size, the Head of Manufacturing is on the floor solving problems, standing up new capacity, and building test fixtures alongside the team, while also setting the strategy that gets us from where we are to full scale. You will own the entire manufacturing function end to end and build the team and systems underneath it.
What you’ll own Output, cost, and quality. Full accountability for production throughput, cost-per-unit, first-pass yield, and on-time delivery. Capacity and scale planning. Build the plan that scales manufacturing — including shift structure, line layout, equipment, and the build-vs-flex decisions that come with rapid growth. Supply chain and procurement. Own supplier strategy and the long-lead, allocation-sensitive inputs that govern how many units we can actually ship each week. You’ll own this directly until you hire a materials/procurement lead. Quality systems. Architect the in-process and incoming quality approach — moving from operator self-inspection toward objective, instrumented test methods — until a dedicated quality hire is in place. Building the team. Recruit, onboard, and develop the next manufacturing hires and develop our existing production team. Process and test engineering. Drive fixturing, test automation, yield engineering, and takt-time reduction across the line.
Who you are Required You have scaled a regulated or quality-sensitive hardware manufacturing operation — taken a line from low to high volume and lived through the operational reality of that growth. You are genuinely hands-on. You are comfortable on the floor, building fixtures, running a problem to ground, and standing up a second shift yourself before you have a team to delegate to. You have owned procurement, supply chain and supplier relationships, including long-lead and allocation-constrained components. You understand quality systems and first-pass-yield engineering in a production context. You can hire, develop, and manage a growing team — and you want to. You can be on-site in Calgary. Strong assets In-depth experience with electronics assembly best practices University degree in mechanical engineering, industrial/production engineering, mechatronics engineering or electrical/electronics engineering. Background in connected hardware / IoT devices. Experience architecting up production planning, ERP, or MES systems. Familiarity with hazardous-material handling and the associated safety requirements.
We care more about what you’ve actually built and scaled than about pedigree or years-in-seat. If you’ve taken a hardware line from scrappy to serious, we want to talk.
What we offer A high-ownership role building a function from the ground up, with a direct reporting line to the CEO and real influence over how the company scales. A recently funded, fast-growing company with strong customers and a clear path into a much larger market. Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience, plus equity and benefits. HazTrack is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to a fair, inclusive hiring process.
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About the role
About HazTrack HazTrack is bringing IoT sensor technology and real-time data analytics to a massive, overlooked industrial market: used cooking oil (UCO) collection. The UCO industry is a foundational part of the circular economy—turning restaurant waste into renewable biofuels—but it struggles with inefficient routing, costly emergency pickups, and hundreds of millions of dollars in widespread UCO theft.
We solve this.
HazTrack builds rugged wireless tank-level sensors and a powerful software platform that gives our customers real-time visibility into their assets. We help collectors optimize their routes, reduce operational costs, prevent theft, and operate with true data-driven insight. We are a fast-growing, venture-backed startup based in Calgary, scaling across North America and becoming the operating system for UCO collectors everywhere.
The role This is a hands-on, build-it leadership role — a player-coach, not a desk strategist. In a company our size, the Head of Manufacturing is on the floor solving problems, standing up new capacity, and building test fixtures alongside the team, while also setting the strategy that gets us from where we are to full scale. You will own the entire manufacturing function end to end and build the team and systems underneath it.
What you’ll own Output, cost, and quality. Full accountability for production throughput, cost-per-unit, first-pass yield, and on-time delivery. Capacity and scale planning. Build the plan that scales manufacturing — including shift structure, line layout, equipment, and the build-vs-flex decisions that come with rapid growth. Supply chain and procurement. Own supplier strategy and the long-lead, allocation-sensitive inputs that govern how many units we can actually ship each week. You’ll own this directly until you hire a materials/procurement lead. Quality systems. Architect the in-process and incoming quality approach — moving from operator self-inspection toward objective, instrumented test methods — until a dedicated quality hire is in place. Building the team. Recruit, onboard, and develop the next manufacturing hires and develop our existing production team. Process and test engineering. Drive fixturing, test automation, yield engineering, and takt-time reduction across the line.
Who you are Required You have scaled a regulated or quality-sensitive hardware manufacturing operation — taken a line from low to high volume and lived through the operational reality of that growth. You are genuinely hands-on. You are comfortable on the floor, building fixtures, running a problem to ground, and standing up a second shift yourself before you have a team to delegate to. You have owned procurement, supply chain and supplier relationships, including long-lead and allocation-constrained components. You understand quality systems and first-pass-yield engineering in a production context. You can hire, develop, and manage a growing team — and you want to. You can be on-site in Calgary. Strong assets In-depth experience with electronics assembly best practices University degree in mechanical engineering, industrial/production engineering, mechatronics engineering or electrical/electronics engineering. Background in connected hardware / IoT devices. Experience architecting up production planning, ERP, or MES systems. Familiarity with hazardous-material handling and the associated safety requirements.
We care more about what you’ve actually built and scaled than about pedigree or years-in-seat. If you’ve taken a hardware line from scrappy to serious, we want to talk.
What we offer A high-ownership role building a function from the ground up, with a direct reporting line to the CEO and real influence over how the company scales. A recently funded, fast-growing company with strong customers and a clear path into a much larger market. Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience, plus equity and benefits. HazTrack is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to a fair, inclusive hiring process.