Manufacturing Operations Manager (Remote)

About the role

We are seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager to support AI-driven initiatives across engineering, manufacturing, and operations workflows. This remote, project‑based position offers flexible hours and an hourly rate of $80‑$150.

Key responsibilities

• Support AI‑related work focused on engineering, manufacturing, and operations workflows.
• Design rubric‑style large language model (LLM) prompts and evaluate AI‑generated outputs.
• Create and review structured evaluation tasks for industrial and operational scenarios.
• Assess model reasoning, accuracy, and practical applicability in engineering contexts.
• Contribute domain expertise to improve AI system performance and reliability.

Required profile

• Experience as a manufacturing operations leader, petroleum engineer, industrial engineer, or controls engineer.
• Prior experience with rubric‑style tasks (Mercor) preferred.
• Strong understanding of engineering and operational processes.
• Ability to design effective prompts and critically evaluate LLM responses.
• Excellent analytical thinking and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment.

Required skills

What we offer

• Hourly contract with a competitive rate of $80‑$150 per hour.
• Fully remote work with flexible scheduling.
• Opportunity to shape AI applications in manufacturing and industrial settings.