--- title: 'Warehouse Supervisor at Base Power Company' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/warehouse-supervisor-base-power-company-austin-9m5p8w17f41d' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Warehouse Supervisor at Base Power Company - **Company:** [Base Power Company](https://feeny.ai/companies/base-power-company) - **Location:** Austin, TX - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-31 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/base-power/66e04ef8-2e2b-4ca9-a4d1-041988c3e5d7 ## Job description ## ABOUT BASE Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time. ## ABOUT THE ROLE The Outbound Distribution Supervisor is a natural problem solver with a keen eye for detail, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Your strong communication skills enable you to effectively lead and motivate a team, ensuring productivity and accuracy in all outbound activities. The outbound distribution supervisor runs the team that picks, stages, loads, and ships battery systems (materials) to satellite warehouses or 3PLs. You own on-time, accurate, damage-free outbound, the last step before materials leave the Factory. Day to day you lead and develop the team, prioritize the workflow, plan loads that meet lithium-battery transport rules, complete all hazmat training assigned. Keep outbound in lockstep with the outbound calendar. You use performance data to find and fix bottlenecks, and you hold the dock to a high bar on safety, quality, and compliance. ## WHAT YOU’LL DO - Lead the team. Supervise, train, develop, and schedule outbound staff: pickers, loaders, and drivers across shifts. Assign tasks, use people and equipment efficiently, and keep expectations and SOPs clear. - Plan the day. Prioritize daily workflow to keep productivity high and order processing times low. - Own outbound flow. Direct picking, staging, load planning, and shipping of Base Power product to all satellite sites and 3PLs - Hit the daily booked shipments. Ship the target share of orders within the daily cutoff with near-zero pick and quality errors. - Plan loads. Build truck loads that use cube efficiently while meeting DOT hazmat requirements for UN3480 lithium-battery transport. - Coordinate carriers. Help the Logistics Scheduler in communication pickups with carriers and logistics partners, track shipments and communicate to the recipients departure times and ETAs. Work cross-functionally. Partner with inventory, deployment scheduling, fleet, and satellite Supervisors to resolve order discrepancies and keep shipments matched to install dates. - Paperwork and records. Prepare and verify shipping documents, bills of lading, manifests, and hazmat paperwork, before dispatch, and keep accurate records of order status, manifests, and delivery confirmations. - Quality checks. Run quality checks on outgoing shipments and catch and correct errors before trucks leave the dock. - Improve. Track outbound KPIs, report on them, and drive process changes that cut errors, cycle time, and cost. - Keep it safe. Enforce safety, PPE, and equipment SOPs on the dock and in the yard, and build a culture of safety and accountability. ## WHAT YOU'LL BRING - 5+ years in warehouse or distribution operations, including one to two years supervising a team. - Working knowledge of picking, load planning, and shipping documentation. - Experience with a WMS and standard warehouse reporting. - Proven ability to lead, coach, and hold a team to standards. - Forklift or powered-equipment certification, or ability to certify. - Able to work in warehouse conditions and lift up to 50 pounds. ## ABOUT THE TEAM The Warehouse & Materials team exists to ensure every part, kit, and shipment is exactly where it needs to be — at the right time, in the right quantity, and in the right condition — so production can move without interruption. Our work directly enables Base to build and deploy reliable energy systems by creating a materials operation that is accurate, disciplined, and built for scale. The challenges we solve are tangible and high-impact: preventing line stoppages, protecting inventory integrity, and designing material flow that can keep up with rapid growth. An exceptional candidate will be excited to build structure where it matters most — leading people on the floor while shaping the systems, processes, and KPIs that power Base’s manufacturing engine. Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive. ## OUR VALUES - First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules. - Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing. - Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset. - Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results. - Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information. - Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in. - Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things. DO THE BEST WORK OF YOUR LIFE AT BASE. ## About Base Power Company ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Base Power is a technology-driven energy provider deploying a network of distributed home batteries in Texas to provide reliable, affordable backup power and grid-balancing services. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $1.3B+ raised to date) - **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States - **Founded**: 2023 - **Founders**: Zach Dell (CEO & Co-Founder), Justin Lopas (COO & Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Energy Technology (Energy-as-a-Service, Grid Storage, Distributed Energy) - **Target customers**: B2C (Texas homeowners), B2G (grid operators / ERCOT) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Build the future of American power." — The company aims to protect American families from outages, strengthen the aging U.S. grid, and move toward energy abundance by deploying a large-scale network of home batteries. ## Products & Services - **Home Battery + Energy Membership**: A vertically integrated service where Base installs a large battery (25–50 kWh) at a customer's home for a low one-time fee ($695–$995). Customers pay a fixed energy rate (8–4¢/kWh) and a small monthly membership ($19–$29/mo). Base earns revenue from the grid (grid-balancing services), not from customer bills, enabling rates legally guaranteed to stay below market average. The system provides whole-home backup, protecting against 97% of outages. - **Grid Services Platform**: Proprietary software that orchestrates the distributed battery network — charging when demand is low and discharging when the grid needs support — generating revenue and grid resilience. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company with $1.3B+ total funding) - **Key Metric (Funding)**: - **Series A** (May 2024): $68M led by Thrive Capital - **Series B** (April 2025): $200M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, and others - **Series C** (November 2025): $1.0B from 26 investors - **Total raised**: ~$1.27B (converted from 1,268,000,000) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz (also key talent source: 42 former Tesla employees, 6 from SpaceX, 4 from Anduril Industries) - **Growth Signals**: - **Headcount**: 266 (as of mid-2026), with **+186.4% YoY growth** and a rapid monthly growth rate of +12.6% - Named one of **TIME's 10 most influential energy companies of 2026** - Operating in 5 countries (primarily US, with presence in Canada, Philippines, France, India) - 100+ active job postings with +104% increase YoY - 12,500+ batteries installed; serving thousands of monthly customers - CEO cited in the careers page as saying the company has 400+ team members ("400+" likely includes contractors and field installation/service workforce) ## Competitive Advantages - **Vertically Integrated Model**: Base designs, manufactures, and installs every battery system itself, controlling the full stack from hardware through software to field operations. - **Unique Business Model / No-Customer-Profit**: Base earns revenue from grid balancing, not from customer energy bills. This allows guaranteed-below-market rates and a low-cost battery membership, making it dramatically cheaper than competitors (e.g., Tesla Powerwall equivalents). - **Strong Investor and Talent Backing**: World-class VC backing combined with a heavy talent influx from Tesla, SpaceX, and Anduril (companies known for high-velocity hardware/software execution). - **Massive Capital Advantage**: $1B+ Series C provides a significant moat for scaling hardware production, dealer network, and software. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale distribution in Texas**: Continue deploying home batteries at a rapid pace across Texas, entering new zip codes and neighborhoods. - **Grid partnership expansion**: Deepen relationships with ERCOT to expand the value of grid-balancing services. - **Product development**: Improve battery technology (safety, capacity, cost), increase whole-home backup coverage (currently 97%), and develop new hardware/firmware generations. - **Geographic expansion**: potential to move beyond Texas into other states (currently operating in 5 countries for support functions, but service is Texas-focused). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as "intense, fast-paced, and deeply mission-driven." The company demands high output, ownership, and a bias toward action. It's explicitly stated as "not for everyone, and that's by design." This is a high-ownership, low-ambiguity environment. - **Work Model**: **On-site at Base HQ in Austin, Texas.** Proximity to the product and team is central to how they move fast. "Do I need to be based in Texas? Yes." - **Hiring Speed**: Fast process — aim for 1st conversation to offer in ~2 weeks. - **Interview Process**: 3-4 hour on-site including technical assessments and behavioral/team conversations. Focus on "how [you] approach problems, communicate tradeoffs, and collaborate." - **Non-traditional backgrounds**: Explicitly welcome: "We care about what you've built and how you think, not the logos on your resume. Some of our best people came from non-traditional paths." - **Engineering Culture**: Heavy focus on hardware + software + field operations. Talent sources heavily from Tesla, Anduril, SpaceX — firms known for hardcore engineering and manufacturing excellence. Roles span hardware engineering, firmware, software, manufacturing, field installation/service, operations, growth, and design. - **Team Composition**: ~29% of employees are in technical roles; ~15% in operations; significant representation of trades workers (11). - **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on physical infrastructure deployed at scale; chance to contribute meaningfully to grid modernization and American energy resilience. ## Sources 1. [Base Power Careers Page](https://www.basepowercompany.com/careers) 2. [Base Power About Page](https://www.basepowercompany.com/about) 3. [Base Power Home Page (Product & Pricing)](https://www.basepowercompany.com/) 4. [Base Power LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/basepowercompany) 5. 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