The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Manage a team of supervisors, technicians, and production associates on a multi-shift schedule
Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record
Identify, recruit, and develop leadership and individual contributor talent
Develop onboarding and training material
Implement a development program to enhance the capability of all team members: with a focus on manufacturing outputs, while improving quality and reducing lead time and cost
Establish operational standards and hold accountability to those standards
What they're looking for
- Partner with engineering teams on the startup and optimization of production equipment
- Champion continuous improvement projects using relevant metrics and data sources
- Ensure root causes for quality issues are identified and appropriate improvement actions are put in place
- Monitor and communicate area status and risks to leadership