Production Line Supervisor

The role

You will run a production line by hiring, training, and managing a founding team of assembly technicians and operators. You will coordinate between production, inventory, lab operations, and engineering to deliver server rack builds on time.

What you will do

• Recruit, hire, and develop the founding team of assembly technicians and production test operators
• Train operators on SOPs and set clear standards
• Schedule and assign the team and execute work orders
• Deliver builds on time and to spec
• Partner with receiving and inventory to manage material flow
• Triage and contain mid-shift issues
• Use inventory management, manufacturing execution, and test software
• Coordinate with production, inventory, lab operations, and engineering
• Partner with engineers to root-cause process issues and test failures
• Design processes and site-readiness checklists for future manufacturing sites

Required qualifications

• Experience leading a hands-on team in a fast-paced, physical environment
• Track record of scheduling people, assigning work, and running an organized shift
• Experience training new team members and holding them to standards and procedures
• Ability to keep supplies stocked and spot bottlenecks
• Calm, practical judgment when things go wrong mid-shift
• Clear, direct communication with team, partner departments, and leadership
• Comfort learning new software tools and using them every day
• Excitement to build a career in AI hardware

Nice to have

• Experience in electronics, hardware, or server manufacturing
• Hands-on use of an MES, ERP, or inventory management system
• Experience opening a new site, line, or location: a factory, a store, a restaurant

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
• Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

About the company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence, co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. They are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row).