Senior Supervisor, Production

Rocket Lab Corporation•Albuquerque, NM

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Rocket Lab is hiring a Senior Supervisor, Production for its Space Systems team at its Albuquerque, New Mexico site. The role directs the development and implementation of activities in semiconductor areas to meet production safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. It develops schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas, selects and develops personnel, and prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, work-in-progress position, and materials supply. The position also plans and administers procedures and budgets. This role directly supervises exempt employees and/or skilled nonexempt employees, such as technicians, designers, and support personnel. The Senior Supervisor works with subordinate supervisors and functional peer groups, administers company policies, enforces safety regulations, and helps employees meet production goals. The position is on D-Shift: 6:00 p.m.–6:30 a.m., Wednesday through Friday and alternating Saturdays.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 5 years of experience, or 10 or more years of Production Supervisor experience in a production or heavily regulated manufacturing environment.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.
Regularly able to sit, use hands and fingers, operate a computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing.
Must be physically able to commute to buildings.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of semiconductor devices.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, simple financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to read, interpret, and correct engineering drawings.
Ability to write technical reports and procedure manuals.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and engineers.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables where only limited standardization exists.

Responsibilities

Direct development and implementation of activities in assigned semiconductor areas to meet production safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Develop schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas.
Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure efficient operation of the function.
Directly supervise exempt employees and/or skilled nonexempt employees, including technicians, designers, and support personnel.
Work with subordinate supervisors and functional peer groups to prioritize production schedules based on work-in-progress position, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
Make budgetary recommendations and, at higher levels, control capital expenditures and direct and indirect labor.
Understand production schedules and job assignments to ensure level loading of work in progress.
Provide direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance, and administer company policies affecting subordinate employees.
Interpret company policies for workers and enforce safety regulations.
Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.