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PRODUCTION SCHEDULING SUPERVISOR:
The Production Scheduling team is responsible for developing, monitoring, and fulfilling a Master Schedule to meet production part demands. We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Production Scheduling Supervisor to lead a team of Production Coordinators responsible for the accurate staging, allocation, and packing of aviation hardware kits for customer delivery. This role serves as a critical liaison between Account Managers, Production, Material Management, and Logistics teams to ensure customer demands are met on time. The ideal candidate excels at driving quick escalations, maintaining strong cross-functional communication, and optimizing kit fulfillment processes in a fast-paced aviation production environment. This role allows for direct impact to production success and opportunities to engage with all aspects of the organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Production Coordinators, including performance management, training, and daily guidance.
- Oversee the end-to-end staging, work allocation, kitting, and packing of aviation hardware kits to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Act as a liaison between Account Managers, Production, Material Management, and Logistics teams to align priorities and quickly resolve issues.
- Ensure work is correctly allocated and kits are packed according to customer specifications and quality standards.
- Drive rapid identification and escalation of blockers, material shortages, or production delays to prevent impact on customer delivery dates.
- Monitor key performance metrics including on-time kit completion, packing accuracy, staging efficiency, and customer fulfillment rates.
- Collaborate with Material Management and Logistics to maintain accurate inventory levels and coordinate outbound shipments.
- Continuously improve staging and packing processes, tools, and workflows to increase speed and reduce errors.
- Lead daily stand-up meetings and provide clear status updates to stakeholders on kit readiness and potential risks.
- Ensure compliance with aviation regulatory requirements, safety standards, company policies, and export control regulations.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- Bachelor’s degree; OR 4+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
- 1+ years of experience leading a team or project.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years of manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations.
- 2+ years of working hands-on with safety-critical systems, mechanical assemblies, or heavy equipment.
- Experience with medium to high volume manufacturing.
- Experience with kit staging, packing, and outbound logistics processes.
- Professional experience with Microsoft Excel, SQL, and similar scheduling software.
- Ability to work with limited supervision to develop and maintain program schedules.
- Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Plan (ERP) system.
- Technical knowledge and skills in coding and computer applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Python, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, etc.).
- Strong track record of implementing continuous improvement efforts, ideally using problem solving frameworks including lean principles, six sigma, or Kaizen concepts.
- Analytical and organizational skills; able to be diplomatically persuasive or assertive when necessary.
- Skilled at taking in large quantities of information and presenting it in a clear and concise manner.
- Experience in integrated master scheduling (IMS) and integrated master plans (IMP).
- Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay range:
Supervisor Production Scheduling: $105,000- $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. Non-exempt Washington employees are eligible for sick leave in accordance with Washington's Sick Leave policies.
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.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.
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