Relativity
Production Manager, Structures Fabrication and Machining
Long Beach, California, United States. Posted 4 months ago
The role
You will lead a technician team delivering large structures assemblies for Terran R. This includes managing multiple processes such as machining, forming, friction stir welding, drill and trim, and assembly.
What you will do
- Lead and manage a diversely skilled production organization across 2 shifts to build Terran-R
- Ensure a culture of safety, quality, and excellence is communicated and upheld
- Drive quality metrics to continuously improve product output
- Define the strategy to transition team from low-volume development to high-volume production
- Communicate a clear, actionable plan to set team up for success
- Stand up a scalable production program
- Build necessary tools, schedules, reports, and reviews to ensure a data-backed story on hardware health
- Develop and mentor production staff to meet team and company goals
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a technical or operations role
- 3+ years of experience formally leading or managing a Production team
- Extensive experience developing scalable business processes
- Highly collaborative, strong communication skills, and ability to navigate diverse backgrounds
- Relentless pursuit of production excellence
- Comfortable with constructive conflict and difficult conversations
- High degree of self-awareness and self-starting abilities
Nice to have
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering
- Previous experience leading leaders
- Knowledge of Smartsheet, SQL, and Excel
- Extensive Production scaling experience
- Expert experience in PLM, ERP, and MES systems
- Direct experience in NPI-to-Production environments
- LEAN 6-sigma credentials or demonstrated experience
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Generous PTO and sick leave policy
- Parental leave
- Annual learning and development stipend
About the company
Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. The company is developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.