Production Supervisor, Injection Molding (Starlink)

The role

You will manage large teams of technicians and assemblers to produce Starlink user terminals. You will work with manufacturing and design engineers to drive the transition from prototyping to full-scale production.

What you will do

• Coordinate and steer the collective efforts of electronics production associates
• Enforce area standards and run rules
• Interface with area leadership and prioritize work
• Schedule risk identification and mitigation
• Coordinate support organization efforts to minimize production interruptions
• Ensure product quality and conformance to specifications
• Process non-conforming hardware
• Improve area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and continuous improvement
• Optimization of product flow through the factory
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action plans

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing/production environment
• 1+ years of experience leading a team or project
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted
• Able to stoop, bend, crawl, and being able to maneuver in tight spaces

Nice to have

• 5+ years plastic injection molding experience in a production environment
• Strong skills in troubleshooting with scientific, Paulson, or RJG processes
• Comprehensive knowledge and thorough understanding of robotics and auxiliary equipment used with plastics injection molding machines
• Experience of multi-shot molding, automated color blending, and central material drying system
• 5+ years of experience with highly automated injection molding cells
• 5+ years molding experience with Engel brand machines
• Lean manufacturing training and experience
• Experience monitoring, tracking and continually improving total cost equation
• Experience with applying lean manufacturing principles, efficiency methods
• Demonstrated ability to read, interpret controlled documentation and processes

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. Starlink is a low latency, broadband internet system enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites.