Build Supervisor
About The Position
About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business . Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics, there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind. Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal, with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, and Also Capital. Varda is headquartered in El Segundo, California, where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles, equipment, and materials are built, integrated, and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL (coming soon). Join Varda, and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem. About This Role Managing technician work force driving toward manifest defined production milestones. Brief Job Description: The Build Team Supervisor oversees the day-to-day operations of the build team, ensuring that all build activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and in alignment with manifest need dates. This role provides hands-on leadership, assigns and monitors work, enforces quality standards, and acts as the primary communication link between the build team and cross-functional partners such as Engineering, QA, Product Management, and Operations. The Supervisor drives process consistency, resolves blockers, maintains clear documentation, and supports the development and performance of team members. Success in this role ensures that builds are delivered on time, to specification, and ready for downstream testing and deployment. · Lead team of technicians · Timely build, assembly, repair, and test of components, subassemblies, and vehicles in a cleanroom environment to hit production targets · Create, maintain, and execute production plans · Supervise daily schedules and workloads · Assess and hire skill sets needed · Create and execute training programs · Proactively coordinate with engineering and supply chain to prevent schedule delays · Review work instructions to make change recommendations when required and identify tooling/training gaps · Identify and resolve repeated non-conformance issues · Gather and provide required data for build metrics · Own and improve production environment What won't get accomplished without this person/ What are the Swimlanes? Without a build team supervisor, The Build Team Manager will struggle to allocate enough bandwidth to all of their individual reports, resulting in knock on effects like: · Builds slow down · Quality decreases · Communication breaks · Deadlines slip · Team performance declines What are the Swimlanes Build Execution Management: · Oversee day-to-day build activities. Take manifest schedule drivers and distribute the relevant tasks to the floor staff on a daily basis to meet those · Provide status updates, risks, and timelines. Roll build progress updates up weekly to senior management · Monitor progress and remove blockers to daily progress · Monitor and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Production build staff (Utilization, Quality, Efficiency, etc…) · Actively monitor and influence team morale · Performance Management of Technicians
Responsibilities
- Lead team of technicians
- Timely build, assembly, repair, and test of components, subassemblies, and vehicles in a cleanroom environment to hit production targets
- Create, maintain, and execute production plans
- Supervise daily schedules and workloads
- Assess and hire skill sets needed
- Create and execute training programs
- Proactively coordinate with engineering and supply chain to prevent schedule delays
- Review work instructions to make change recommendations when required and identify tooling/training gaps
- Identify and resolve repeated non-conformance issues
- Gather and provide required data for build metrics
- Own and improve production environment
- Oversee day-to-day build activities. Take manifest schedule drivers and distribute the relevant tasks to the floor staff on a daily basis to meet those
- Provide status updates, risks, and timelines. Roll build progress updates up weekly to senior management
- Monitor progress and remove blockers to daily progress
- Monitor and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Production build staff (Utilization, Quality, Efficiency, etc…)
- Actively monitor and influence team morale
- Performance Management of Technicians
Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
- Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day.
- Dinners provided twice a week.
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
