Manager, Chemical Operations & Production

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Safety","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Continuous improvement"]

Lead SpaceX Starlink chemical production operations, building and scaling a multi-shift manufacturing team responsible for wafer/ingot processing to deposition and etching. Establish standards, onboard and develop leaders, partner with engineering to start-up and optimize equipment, and drive continuous improvement through metrics while ensuring safety and quality in a dynamic startup environment.

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SpaceX
4 months ago

Manager, Chemical Operations & Production

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Job Summary

Lead SpaceX Starlink chemical production operations, building and scaling a multi-shift manufacturing team responsible for wafer/ingot processing to deposition and etching. Establish standards, onboard and develop leaders, partner with engineering to start-up and optimize equipment, and drive continuous improvement through metrics while ensuring safety and quality in a dynamic startup environment.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage a large team of supervisors, technicians, and associates on a multi-shift schedule
  • •Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record
  • •Build talent pipeline: Recruit, onboard, and develop leaders and ICs
  • •Create training/onboarding programs and career development paths to boost quality, reduce lead time/cost
  • •Define and enforce operational standards with strict accountability
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline; OR 4+ years of professional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
  • •3+ years of production operations or process development experience
  • •2+ years of experience in a leadership position
  • •Experience building out a multidisciplinary production organization
  • •Experience leading multi-level production operations teams with 50+ members
Experience:ManufacturingProductionChemicals
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering
Skills:LeadershipSafetyCollaborationProblem-solvingContinuous improvement
Languages:English

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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