Supervisor, Production Scheduling (Starship)

SpaceX•Brownsville, TX

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Scheduling Supervisor role will train and lead build coordinators to maintain build schedules for each vehicle while monitoring overall schedule health. At SpaceX, we are building Starship — the most powerful rocket and spacecraft system ever developed. Starship is a fully reusable, two-stage vehicle designed to carry crew and large payloads to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of professional experience in manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations in a production environment in lieu of a degree
1+ years of experience leading a team or project

Nice To Haves

3+ years of manufacturing scheduling, planning or operations
2+ years of working hands-on with safety-critical systems, mechanical assemblies or heavy equipment
Experience with medium to high volume manufacturing or complex vehicle assembly
Professional experience with Microsoft Excel, SQL, and similar scheduling software
Ability to work with limited supervision to develop and maintain program schedules
Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
Technical knowledge and skills in coding and computer applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Python, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, etc.)
Strong track record of implementing continuous improvement efforts, ideally using problem solving frameworks including lean principles, six sigma, or Kaizen concepts
Analytical and organizational skills; able to be diplomatically persuasive or assertive when necessary
Ability to work and communicate well with others in a team environment
Skilled at taking in large quantities of information and presenting it in a clear and concise manner
Experience in integrated master scheduling (IMS) and integrated master plans (IMP)
Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment

Responsibilities

Coordinate and maintain production control team schedules, production processes, safety, and area standards at Starbase
Lead, coach, and mentor direct reports; write bi-annual reviews, and manage corrective or disciplinary actions
Lead efforts to transition Starship from engineering development to full-rate production
Provide daily visibility on schedule, part shortages, and resource performance
Prepare work schedules and schedule analysis on critical path and variances, escalation paths, and suggest remediation activities
Provide scheduling expertise to the department, company, and other personnel as required
Work closely with internal customers regarding vehicle movement, shipments, and daily schedule targets
Perform fulfillment activities as needed to support the production floor
Work directly with engineering, supply chain, and resource Supervisors and Managers to resolve ongoing part shortages, production rate plans, development and new part introduction, coordinate end of life for products/lines, part kitting processes, and general floor organization events
Drive down near-term and future schedule risk by conducting work-center level capacity analysis, identifying model and communication gaps that cause schedule slips, and leading initiatives (reactive and proactive) that mitigate those risks
Lead efforts to uncover root causes and develop permanent resolutions on issues found during vehicle builds to eliminate internal and external blockers to deliver on time
Identify and support improvement opportunities for product yield, quality, safety, cost, and team efficiency