Production Supervisor

1X • San Carlos, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

1X is building humanoid robots for home use, aiming to automate chores and give people back their time. This involves solving complex challenges in robotics, AI, and manufacturing simultaneously and at scale. The company is focused on shipping its flagship product, NEO, a home robot designed for real-world operation alongside people. 1X is at a stage where significant challenges have been overcome, and the focus is on scaling production and delivering a product that genuinely changes how humans spend their time.

The Manufacturing team is crucial in bringing NEO to life, ensuring every robot meets high standards for safety, quality, and pace. They act as the bridge between engineering breakthroughs and a trusted product in the real world. The Production Supervisor's role is central to achieving an abundant supply of physical labor through safe, intelligent humanoids, built with unprecedented quality and cadence for a humanoid program. This role directly oversees the daily operations of the assembly floor, managing people, workflow, safety, and output to ensure robots are built correctly, on time, and by a proud team.

Requirements

• 3+ years directly supervising production or manufacturing teams in a hands-on, on-floor capacity.
• Demonstrated track record of hitting production targets while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Working fluency in production planning, quality systems, and safety practices (e.g., standard work, defect tracking, lockout/tagout, PPE compliance).
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment where the process you ran last quarter may not be the process you run next quarter.
• Available to work on-site in Hayward or San Carlos, on a day or swing shift.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing — robotics, aerospace, medical devices, EVs, or advanced electromechanical assembly.
• Hands-on experience with lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or other structured continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Experience launching a new product line or ramping a new process from pilot to production.
• Familiarity with MES, ERP, or production tracking systems.
• Experience training and developing technicians, including building cross-training and skills matrices.

Responsibilities

• Hit daily and weekly NEO build targets without compromising on safety or quality, and own the metrics that prove it (throughput, yield, first-pass quality, on-time completion).
• Build and lead a production team that is trained, accountable, and engaged — measured by retention, cross-training coverage, and team-level performance against plan.
• Drive defect rates and rework down quarter over quarter through root-cause problem solving, process control, and tight feedback loops with Quality and Engineering.
• Own floor safety as a non-negotiable — zero preventable incidents, full compliance with safety protocols, and a culture where the team raises issues early.
• Surface and lead at least one meaningful process improvement per quarter — something that measurably improves cycle time, ergonomics, quality, or cost.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed