Lab Operations and Material Lead

At Aristocrat, we lead in gaming content and technology, dedicated to providing outstanding experiences to millions of players globally. Our mission is to bring happiness to life through play. We accomplish this with our three vibrant business units: Aristocrat Gaming, Product Madness, and Aristocrat Interactive. As a Lab Operations and Material Lead, you will be key in optimizing our hardware engineering lab, ensuring smooth material flow, and improving the efficiency of our engineering teams. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a world-class team and significantly influence our lab operations!

What You'll Do

• Coordinate/Perform daily lab operations, including material intake, storage, handling, and distribution

• Improve visibility and traceability of materials within the lab environment

• Ensure lab spaces are organized, functional, and optimized for efficiency and establish clear processes for material handling, kitting, and prototype support

• Maintain lab equipment readiness, organization standards, and workspace utilization

• Manage end-to-end material flow supporting hardware development (receiving, tracking, staging, and distribution)

• Build and implement standardized processes to improve efficiency and reliability

• Develop, maintain, and improve systems for inventory tracking, lab scheduling, and material coordination

• Develop and track metrics (e.g., turnaround time, inventory accuracy, lab utilization)

• Partner with engineering, supply chain, and facilities teams to streamline workflows

• Ensure engineers have timely access to materials, tools, and lab resources

• Reduce operational friction so engineering teams can focus on development work

• Support prototype build readiness through effective material and workspace coordination

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Operations, or Business Administration is preferred. Related Associate’s degrees or 5+ years equivalent practical experience in lab operations, materials management, or technical operations environment are also accepted.

• Ability to safely operate warehouse equipment, including forklifts (or to become certified), operate a box truck for local transport of materials and equipment, lift and move items up to 40 pounds regularly, and ability to push or maneuver loads up to 250 pounds with appropriate equipment.

• Experience handling workflows in a lab, R&D, or hardware-related setting

• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and implement structured operational systems, as well as, experience in crafting and managing meaningful metrics, dashboards, and operational reporting using tools such as Excel, Power BI, or similar analytics platforms

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization

• Ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, global environment and inspire change with a high degree of ownership and accountability

Why Aristocrat?

Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.

We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment

• Robust benefits package

• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player

• Talent Unleashed

• Collective Brilliance

• Good Business Good Citizen

Travel Expectations

Pay Range

Our goal is to pay a market competitive salary focusing near the median of our pay ranges. However, final offers for all positions will be based on several factors such as experience level, education, skills, work location, and internal pay equity.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching, more details available at https://atibenefits.com/.

Additional Information

This role is subject to mandatory background screening and regulatory approvals. As part of your employment with Aristocrat, you may be required to complete a criminal background check, submit fingerprints, and obtain licenses or registrations with applicable gaming regulatory authorities.

Aristocrat operates in a highly regulated environment and holds licenses in over 340 gaming jurisdictions worldwide. To meet our global compliance obligations, you will be required to provide the disclosure of relevant personal and background information to government agencies, sovereign nations/tribal regulators, and other applicable gaming regulatory bodies. This is a condition of Aristocrat’s gaming licenses. The specific information required may vary depending on the jurisdiction and project assignment.