Supervisor, Tank Fabrication, First Shift

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. You will be solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. You’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. This is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. The Manufacturing team at Relativity Space is currently deep in manufacturing trades and process development for Terran R, our next generation, reusable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities—from determining the most efficient factory floor layout, to developing and implementing complex tooling and processes, and even interfacing with the vehicle engineering team to heavily influence the design of the rocket. Unique to Relativity, you will get to work across many teams to iterate and support development of the vehicle program. In this role, the tank fabrication supervisor will be responsible for leading a team of technicians in building barrel and tank assemblies from raw sheet metal to final tank structural assembly. The processes this supervisor will be responsible for will be machining, roll forming, and friction stir welding (both vertical and circumferential). Within these processes, this supervisor is accountable for maintaining high quality standards, meeting production schedules, and implementing process improvements. This supervisor will also need to be able to drive an inclusive team environment for technicians reporting to them as well as with our cross functional partners such as engineering, quality, and production control.

Requirements

Previous manufacturing leadership experience with a track record of executing aggressive production schedules
3+ years experience in either machining, roll forming, or FSW operations
3+ years experience with rigging and crane operations with the ability to act as a lift director
Experience partnering with cross functional team such as manufacturing engineering, quality, and production control
Self starter with a demonstrated ability to take full ownership of the production areas under their span of control

Nice To Haves

3+ years working in an aerospace field
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products and/or Smartsheets

Responsibilities

Execute production schedules across machining, roll forming, and FSW processes
Help establish process standards and hold technician team accountable to these processes to ensure quality is maintained
Mentor technician team by providing timely feedback, conducting performance reviews, identifying talent gaps, and conducting regular 1:1s
Communicate daily/weekly progress to upper management including any blockers with proposed solutions
Lead hiring initiatives to grow the team to meet our Terran R production rate
Foster a team culture that supports honesty, transparency, and accountability