Machine Maintenance Supervisor

MACHINE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

The Equipment Maintenance Operations team is responsible for ensuring production-facing critical assets are operating and maintained effectively across SpaceX production lines. They tackle the most complex and difficult system repairs, execute effective preventative maintenance plans, work with a variety of automated industrial equipment types, and are the resident experts in system troubleshooting. They are a vertically integrated tactical team that, daily, solve some of the most difficult and time-sensitive SpaceX production problems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that critical industrial equipment and flight hardware interfacing production systems are functioning, well-maintained, and operating effectively for efficient production operations
• Coordinating support for execution of corrective and preventative maintenance plans, synchronizing with production teams and end users to ensure work is completed prior to planned due dates for service
• Ensuring operational feedback is provided to maintenance and design engineering to help drive process changes and cut down on non-value-add maintenance/repair work
• Offer opportunities across teams for technical cross-training, ensure technicians are provided training opportunities when necessary and are accountable for renewing certifications when needed
• Detail and promote strict safety protocols for hazardous equipment work, LOTO procedures, lifting operations, and oversized tool movement
• Coordinate with external service contractors, equipment vendors, and part suppliers to ensure maintenance and operational expectations are met daily
• Actively work to reduce dependency on external rebuild/repair support when justified
• Drive shop improvement projects to help promote effective operations, ensure fast-acting response to common system repairs, and organize line-side and consumable spares hardware as needed
• Ensure team members understand how to properly pull spares from inventory, consume goods, and can navigate online tools
• Collaborate with asset owners and end users to configure and maintain operator preventative maintenance plans
• Coordinate quick support for emergency repairs in high priority work centers
• Motivate team members to explore outside their comfort zone, be passionate about making existing systems better, and be excited to provide valuable technical feedback to engineering
• Provide valued technical insight to production teams, help with bettering processes as needed
• Providing schematic and documentation review to engineering as deemed appropriate, ensure open system work is not approved or executed without buyoff
• Be very involved in recruitment process for new job openings within the team
• Understand where team’s operational gaps are and recruit accordingly

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing/testing environment
• 1+ years of experience leading a team or project

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Analytic thinker that gets to the root of problems and comes up with permanent solutions to remedy issues
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency
• Ability to rapidly change priorities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment
• Heavy experience w/ maintaining hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems; familiarity with control systems, ABB/Fanuc Robotics, and PLC diagnostics a plus
• Experience with variety of ground equipment such as tanks, pumps, valves, refrigerant systems, and power units
• Experience with high power test systems, motion control, specialty fluids loops, and thermal equipment a plus
• Strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills
• Advanced skill level using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook), Smartsheet, Jira, and other organizational software

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work at elevated heights occasionally (scissor lifts and articulated boom lifts)
• Physical effort including standing, lifting, and carrying equipment up to 30 lbs unassisted
• Ability to work in outdoor environments as needed
• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Willing to travel for short trips as needed, up to 10% travel

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:
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. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.