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PRODUCTION CONTROL SUPERVISOR (STRATEGY, ANALYTICS, AND PLANNING)

The Production Control Supervisor owns scheduling, forecasting, kitting, and packaging for the F9 Subassembly department. Tactically, this individual will manage a team of schedulers and coordinators responsible for getting daily work prioritized and kitted to the floor. Strategically, this individual will own the roadmap for increasing rate and improving on time delivery in the department

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

LEADERSHIP:

• Provide mentoring, training and daily guidance to team including career development and performance management
• Define metrics and measures of success for performance of team and roll out in clear and actionable way (ideally dashboard for daily visibility of expectations)
• Develop and maintain positive culture on team

OPERATIONS:

• Develop and automate production schedule and capacity plans utilizing SQL or other programming language
• Develop and maintain reports relating to product completion status and on-time performance. Advise management when on-time order delivery is in jeopardy and create recommendation for a “get healthy” plan
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing; partner with Production Operations management to improve production flow by recommending/managing scan locations of resources or other general process improvement to speed up production pipeline
• Attend and facilitate “Clear to Build” meetings to establish and evaluate priorities and risks to manifest schedule
• Support continuous improvement of internal MRP/ERP system for data integrity and accuracy

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or another STEM discipline OR 5+ years of experience in material planning, production planning, operations management, project management, supply chain management, material cost control, or production scheduling
• 3+ years of experience working in operations, engineering, analytics, or supply chain management 

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• High proficiency with SQL and VBA or Python
• Experience production planning and/or scheduling in an aerospace environment
• Experience driving cross-functional product/tool/process improvement efforts
• Experience in a supply chain management, operations engineering and/or process development role internal to SpaceX
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-stress environments
• Experience leading cross-functional groups in manufacturing, supply chain, and/or capital projects
• Experience with Lean principles and structured problem-solving/project-management methodologies
• Demonstrated proficiency in first-principles problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to manage a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence stakeholders in higher-level leadership 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Ability to travel to different sites, as needed
• Must be willing to work all required shifts, weekends, and overtime, as needed

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:        

Pay range:    Production Control Supervisor: $105,000.00 - $135,000.00/per year    

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here   

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