Production Supervisor, Hands
About The Position
We’re building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it - we’re shipping it. This role sits squarely on 1X’s critical path: without a production floor that runs with discipline and care, we don’t ship. The Manufacturing team is where NEO becomes real. Every robot that ships to a home passes through our floor, and the standard we set here — in safety, quality, and pace — is the standard our customers feel when NEO walks into their living room. We are the bridge between an engineering breakthrough and a product that earns trust in the real world.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
