Role overview

Halter is transforming grazing management for farmers and graziers through innovative hardware solutions. This player-coach role combines hands-on technical leadership with team management, focusing on discrete hardware assembly at volume produced through a contract manufacturing partnership in Asia.

Key responsibilities

Lead and develop a Production Process engineering team through hiring, coaching, performance feedback and career advancement opportunities.
Translate manufacturing strategy into clear quarterly priorities with defined ownership and accountability across the team.
Drive improvements in yield, quality, throughput and process capability across production lines.
Establish and maintain standards for process validation, control plans, work instructions, training protocols and escalation procedures.
Collaborate with the contract manufacturer and internal teams to ensure manufacturing changes are implemented safely and efficiently on the production line.
Mentor engineers to apply first-principles reasoning and support decisions with data-driven analysis.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience leading an engineering team in a high-volume discrete manufacturing environment.
Hands-on process engineering background with direct experience taking processes from validation through to stable production.
Experience managing manufacturing across multiple sites or working closely with contract manufacturers.
Proven coaching approach that establishes clear standards and supports engineer development and growth.
Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time, including trips to Thailand.
Strong knowledge of process tools including pFMEA, control plans, IQ/OQ/PQ validation and statistical process control with live production data.
Technical familiarity with electronics and mechanical assembly processes such as adhesive bonding, ultrasonic welding, sealing and leak testing.

What makes this role worth considering

You will work on a fast-growing product line that is directly enabling farmers to operate more sustainably and productively. The role offers significant autonomy and technical depth, combining hands-on engineering problem-solving with the opportunity to build and develop a high-performing team in a company backed by Tier 1 investors and genuinely committed to industry transformation.