Production Supervisor, LEO OISL

Amazon • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

LEO is seeking a Cleanroom Supervisor to join the Optical group within Production. This role will report to the Value Stream Leader and work closely with them to supervise a technician team that supports prototyping and manufacturing of all components and assembly of novel optical laser devices. The individual will have strong leadership skills and be required to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment where communication and organization will be critical. This position will also utilize a variety of analytical tools as well as aid in creating a variety of laboratory procedures which they will help to draft and maintain. This will require supervisory duties as well as working as an operator in the clean room.

Requirements

• 1+ years of team leadership experience
• Bachelor's degree, or Master's degree in management, business administration, economics, engineering, marketing
• 2+ years of electrical or mechanical experience
• Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

• Experience hiring and leading a high-performance team
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
• Experience in technical support work, engineering, or an operations environment
• Experience in a fast-paced, automated, industrial, logistics, production or manufacturing environment
• Experience writing and publishing technical documents or equivalent
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team, or experience leading and influencing your team or organization
• 4+ years of electrical or mechanical, or 4+ years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities, mission critical plants, or production facilities experience
• Experience working in fast paced environments, and managing workload even during times of stress, or escalated activity
• 1+ years of manufacturing equipment development experience

Responsibilities

• Manufacture and assemble optical prototypes in an ISO 7/8 Environment, ensuring compliance with applicable standards.
• Supervise a team of technicians focused on early production and scaling output.
• Work with Senior Manager to plan and coordinate daily tasks for technicians and activities of all operations with an ability to adapt to changing schedules and other dynamic priorities.
• Work cross-functionally with management, facilities, and supply chain to maintain operations and materials for an ISO 7/8 cleanroom.
• Ability to provide timely feedback on designs, processes, and custom equipment used in routine prototyping, fabrication, and characterization.
• Author, maintain, and train others to all relevant process documentation, including Assembly, Inspection, Testing/In-Process Characterization, and Packaging Procedures.
• Review and approve rework to ensure accuracy and enforce traceability.
• Comply with all Company Policies including Health, Safety, and Environmental Regulations, Personal Protective Equipment Requirements, and Standard Operating Procedures.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level