Scaffolded project is broken

As discovered in https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C0181L6JYQ2/p1716234751101299 the hybrid plugin successfully scaffolds an operator project but it is not functional. We need to identify the issues and fix them before a new release is cut. Additionally, we should add e2e test to verify that the scaffolded projects are functional. Additional findings related to this can/should be added as a comment or by updating this description.