Machine Maintenance Supervisor (Starlink) - Multiple Shifts

SpaceX•Bastrop, TX

15h•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX is looking for an experienced machine maintenance supervisor to oversee maintenance activities that support the Starlink program. The maintenance supervisor will be responsible for building the team and developing all the processes necessary to create a high performing maintenance department. This candidate should have strong leadership skills and extensive experience managing schedules and workflows while working in a fast paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of professional experience in machining, maintenance, or production/manufacturing; OR 5+ years of professional experience in machining, maintenance, or production/manufacturing
2+ years of experience in a direct leadership role
Must be willing to work all shifts, extended hours, and weekends as needed
Must be able to work one or more of the following shifts: AWS B Shift: 5:00am-5:30pm Wednesday-Saturday, AWS C Shift: 5:00pm-5:30am Sunday-Wednesday, Split Shift: 8:00am-8:00pm Sunday-Wednesday, Split Shift: 8:00am-8:00pm Wednesday-Saturday
Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted
Ability to lift, stand, climb, bend, grasp, sit, pull, push, stoop, stretch, and carry are generally required to perform the functions of this position
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

Degree in an engineering discipline
Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production teams
Ability to adapt to constant changing work assignments and a fast paced work environment
Experience applying lean manufacturing principles, and efficiency methods

Responsibilities

Build and lead a competent team of multi-skilled technicians capable of dealing with the varying process equipment supporting the build process
Create and update PM work plans and schedules for all assets
Support the engineers/planner with establishing the type of corrective maintenance and requested completion date, based on the analyses of each asset in failure, in order to create the required PM schedule
Partner with engineering team, keeping up to date with all new developing technology that could improve our production operations
Build a spares inventory that supports the maintenance strategy for each equipment type
Responsible for supporting the scheduler to assign technicians and contractors to complete all PM schedule
Responsible for supervising the execution of all maintenance work including emergency breakdown situation and monitoring progress
Troubleshooting as needed to ensure a timely completion
Communicate progress to the stakeholders at any time during the work
Develop and manage metrics like Uptime, OEE and mean time to repair that will steer the correct decision making in the department
Responsible for verifying all activities have been executed as planned and confirming that the asset is working again, according to required values
Establish possible residual effects and take required action to prevent problems from reoccurring
Responsible for root cause analysis reports to feedback learning and improvement opportunities to the maintenance engineers and asset owners to further improve maintenance performance
Assign the correct skills to each situation and maintain a skills matrix for all technicians and identify their training needs
Report and keep a daily log of activities, create major breakdown reports, and manage workforce shift utilization as well as absence request