Supervisor, Welding (Starship Production)

SUPERVISOR, WELDING (STARSHIP PRODUCTION)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage a staff of ~30 technicians including all performance management related tasks
• Supervise the production floor, including daily schedules and workflow
• Provide technical support to the welding team
• Work with management and engineering teams to streamline the fit-up and welding processes
• Assist with the tooling and fixturing designs required for weld / fit-up operation
• Responsible for control of production weld quality
• Apply welding codes and hold high workmanship standards with the production team
• Enforce site and personnel safety
• Review work instructions and make change recommendations when needed
• Assess candidates and provide recommendations in the hiring process
• Responsible for planning and scheduling work, assigning work, and assessing completed work
• Communicate how successful performance will be measured and provide collaborative direction to team members; recommend performance standards and ratings

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or associate's degree and 4+ years of gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), or gas metal arc welding (GMAW) experience or 8+ years of professional experience in metal fabrication
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• General welding, cutting, and fabrication equipment knowledge, theory, application, maintenance and testing
• Experience managing more than 10 employees
• Ability to interpret drawings and weld symbols per AWS D17.1
• Knowledge of AWS D1.1, D1.6, and D1.2
• Fabrication of large-scale welded assemblies to tight dimensional tolerances
• Trade school certificate

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed
• Must be willing to travel to our launch sites in support of launch specific projects and/or pad modifications
• Must be able to work for prolonged periods in a confined space
• Must be willing to work outdoors
• Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: