Production Supervisor - Robotics Assembly

Tutor Intelligence•Watertown, MA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Tutor Intelligence builds and deploys autonomous palletizing and case-pick robots at customer facilities across the United States. Its Watertown, Massachusetts manufacturing facility is scaling production of the Cassie robot toward 1,000 or more robots by 2028. The Production Supervisor will lead the Cassie assembly and test line and a team of assembly and test technicians building robot subassemblies. This is a hands-on leadership role that involves working on the production floor and assisting the team when needed. The supervisor owns daily output, quality, and safety; leads a shift independently; and helps establish the processes needed to support production scale-up. The role reports to the Head of Manufacturing. Compensation is $40–$55 per hour. This is a non-exempt hourly position eligible for overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate. Final pay within the range depends on experience and skills.

Requirements

At least 3 years supervising technicians in electromechanical assembly.
Hands-on experience with mechanical assembly, cable harnesses, and basic electrical troubleshooting and testing.
Willingness to work directly on the production line alongside the team.
Demonstrated ability to improve a production line and build processes where none exist.
Quality-first approach, including protecting first-pass yield and stopping the line when necessary.
Working knowledge of Lean methods and structured problem-solving approaches such as 5 Whys, fishbone, and 8D.
Comfort using an MES or ERP system and managing by data.
Ability to give direct feedback and develop team members.
Clear communication and ability to work effectively with Engineering and Supply Chain while staying calm under pressure.
Experience leading a large contract or temporary workforce through high turnover.
Comfort working a second shift.

Nice To Haves

Experience in robotics, automation, or capital equipment.
Experience at a startup or on a new production-line ramp.
Lean Six Sigma certification.
Experience with industrial robot arms or mobile robots.
IPC/WHMA-A-620 or IPC-A-610 certification.
A degree or certification in a technical field.

Responsibilities

Lead, schedule, and develop production technicians to meet daily and weekly Cassie build targets.
Own line performance, including throughput, first-pass yield, on-time delivery, and labor efficiency.
Run daily start-up meetings, track key performance indicators, and escalate risks early.
Partner with Production Engineering on root-cause analysis and corrective action for build and test failures.
Create and maintain work instructions, standard work, and visual management.
Implement engineering changes on the production line on schedule while minimizing disruption to output.
Enforce safety, ESD, 5S, and MES (ION) traceability standards.
Hire, cross-train, and coach technicians, and develop future team leads.
Lead a shift independently and provide a clean handoff to the other shift supervisor as production moves to two shifts.
Train and certify new and contract technicians using standard work, skills matrices, and sign-offs.
Ensure each engineering change order and redline is posted at the station, communicated to the team, and verified across all robots in work in progress.
Manage shift attendance and expectations, holding the team accountable fairly and consistently.
Bring field and test defects back to the production line, correct their causes, and confirm fixes on every affected robot.
Work alongside the team on the production line as needed.
Identify workmanship defects, including bad crimps, swapped wires, and poor strain relief, and stop affected robots from moving forward until corrected.