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Nox Metals

noxmetals.co · Industrials · Detroit aluminum plate supplier (Ferndale, MI): 6061, 7075, 7050 and cast plate cut to your dimensions. Instant price and ship date, mill certs included.

35open roles
34new in 30 days
10closed in 30 days
0remote-eligible
acceleratinghiring velocity

What they're building

Los Angeles factory operations build-out strong signal

Today: we cut 6061, 7075, 7050, and 5000-series aluminum plate to size

Roles: Director of Manufacturing · Plant Manager · Assistant General Manager · Production Supervisor (LA) · Factory Technician (LA) · Material Handler (LA)

Requirements mention: multi-shift operations · Monitor safety, quality, throughput · daily production management · capacity planning

Inference: a Los Angeles plant is being staffed for multi-shift running with its own management layer; the company site describes only the Ferndale, MI location.

Detroit/Ferndale operations and local delivery strong signal

Today: Detroit aluminum plate supplier (Ferndale, MI)

Roles: Production Supervisor (Weekday 2nd Shift - DET) · Factory Technician (Det) · Material Handler (Det) · Operations Trainer · Operations Associate · Local Delivery Driver

Requirements mention: Run forklifts and overhead cranes · verify against purchase orders · Train and coach team members · defensive driver

Inference: the Detroit-area site is adding floor capacity, including a 2nd-shift supervisor, a floor trainer and its own local delivery driving.

In-house quoting, production, ML and customer software strong signal

Today: Get instant pricing and delivery options online.

Roles: Software Engineer · Full Stack Engineer · Machine Learning Engineer · ML Engineer · Infrastructure Engineer · Operations Systems Product Manager · Customer & Commercial Product Manager · Director of Engineering

Requirements mention: nesting and quoting engine · customer portal · quoting · inventory · purchasing · geometric optimization · OCR

Inference: the company is extending its own quoting, nesting, inventory and customer software, with ML applied to pricing, forecasting and document extraction.

Sales and customer account coverage moderate signal

Today: Choose your alloy, compare standard-size prices, or get a quote for custom dimensions.

Roles: Business Development Representative · Account Executive · Inside Sales · Customer Success Manager

Requirements mention: consultative, field-based selling · Clarify alloy, form, dimensions, quantity, certification · retention and expansion · Gondor · NOX NEST

Inference: outbound selling and account management are being added alongside the online quote flow.

In-house video and marketing content moderate signal

Today: Metal at the speed of software

Roles: Cinematographer · Video Editor / Motion Designer · Marketing Intern

Requirements mention: cinema cameras · motion graphics · Capture and organize photos and short videos · Help prepare sales and recruiting materials

Inference: video and content production for sales and recruiting is being brought in-house.

Finance and accounting weak signal

Today: Material is cut, inspected, and shipped with mill certs.

Roles: Senior Finance Manager · Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable Specialist

Requirements mention: monthly close · plant finance · standard costing · daily invoicing

No inference drawn; two roles only.

Where the headcount is going

DepartmentOpen
Operations11
Engineering9
Sales3
Marketing3
People & Talent2
Executive2
Finance & Legal2
Customer 2
Supply Chain1

36 open roles, 34 opened in the last 30 days and 6 closed; Operations (12) and Engineering (9) are the largest departments, and Los Angeles (22) now has more postings than the Detroit area (Detroit 11, Ferndale 3), which is the only location the company site describes.

Who they need

Seniority: Classifier counts: 19 of 36 postings state no seniority; 5 mid, 3 junior, 3 manager, 2 senior, 2 intern, 1 director, 1 VP. By title, there is one intern posting (Marketing Intern) and directors of Manufacturing and Engineering.

Skills named most: AI tools (14), software and automation (8), automation (7), spreadsheets (6), forklifts (6), software systems (6), ERP (5), cranes (4), quoting (4), CRM (4), industrial saws (3), CNC equipment (3)

Locations: Los Angeles 22, Detroit 11, Ferndale 3. No roles are posted as remote; one Ferndale production supervisor posting has no remote value given.

How to use this

If you're applying: Operations is the largest group (12 roles: 6 in Los Angeles, 6 in Detroit/Ferndale). Check for overhead-crane certification and forklift or crane experience before applying to Material Handler or Factory Technician roles. Software and ML roles ask for TypeScript, Python or SQL; Manufacturing Engineer asks for CAD and CNC machinery.

If you're selling or recruiting: 34 of 36 roles opened in the last 30 days, led by Operations (12 roles: 6 Los Angeles, 6 Detroit/Ferndale including Local Delivery Driver) and Engineering (9). Sales and Customer roles (Detroit BDR, Inside Sales and Customer Success; Los Angeles Account Executive) point to a buyer-facing build-out. Postings name ADP, Ashby, ERP and CRM as tools in use, while quoting and customer software is built in-house.

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Open roles (35)

TitleDepartmentLocationPosted
Factory TechnicianOperationsFerndale2026-10-23
Factory Deployed InternEngineeringDetroit2026-10-21
People Operations GeneralistPeople & TalentFerndale2026-10-14
RecruiterPeople & TalentFerndale2026-10-14
Director of ManufacturingOperationsLos Angeles2026-10-11
Operations TrainerOperationsFerndale2026-10-11
Production Supervisor (LA)OperationsLos Angeles2026-10-11
Factory TechnicianOperationsLos Angeles2026-10-12
Material Handler (LA)OperationsLos Angeles2026-10-11
Assistant General ManagerOperationsLos Angeles2026-10-11
Plant ManagerOperationsLos Angeles2026-10-11
Executive AssistantExecutiveLos Angeles2026-10-11
Chief of StaffExecutiveLos Angeles2026-10-11
Infrastructure EngineerEngineeringLos Angeles2026-10-11
Operations Systems Product ManagerEngineeringLos Angeles2026-10-11
Manufacturing EngineerEngineeringLos Angeles2026-10-11
Machine Learning EngineerEngineeringLos Angeles2026-10-11
Full Stack EngineerEngineeringLos Angeles2026-10-11
Director of EngineeringEngineeringLos Angeles2026-10-11
Office ManagerSalesFerndale2026-10-11
Business Development RepresentativeSalesFerndale2026-10-11
Account ManagerSalesLos Angeles2026-10-11
Associate Supply Chain EngineerSupply ChainLos Angeles2026-10-11
Senior Finance ManagerFinance & LegalLos Angeles2026-10-11
Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable SpecialistFinance & LegalLos Angeles2026-10-11
Video Editor / Motion DesignerMarketingLos Angeles2026-10-11
Marketing InternMarketingLos Angeles2026-10-11
CinematographerMarketingLos Angeles2026-10-11
Customer & Commercial Product ManagerEngineeringLos Angeles2026-10-11
Operations AssociateOperationsFerndale2026-10-07
Material Handler (Det)OperationsFerndale2026-10-01
Customer Success ManagerCustomer Ferndale2026-09-28
Local Delivery DriverOperationsFerndale2026-09-28
Inside SalesCustomer Ferndale2026-09-28
Software EngineerEngineeringFerndale2026-08-11