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Build Supervisor (Starship)

SpaceX· Sheet Metal Production
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Starbase, TXFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Lead a team of fabricators, welders, and technicians building Starship and Super Heavy structures; manage day-to-day shop floor activity, labor, training, quality, and safety while coordinating with engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise shop floor activity, including daily schedules and workflow
  • Lead and manage a staff of ~30 technicians including all performance management related tasks
  • Review work instructions and make change recommendations when needed
  • Assess and vet appropriate skillsets as needed
  • Identify training needs and develop training programs
  • Provide required data and reporting to support departmental metrics and improvement objectives
  • Monitor labor hours and overtime, and implement improvement plans and time management with staff
  • Accomplish production results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job results
  • Effectively organize, assign and track work/deliverables for the team, ensuring seamless progression through multi-shift work schedules
  • Initiate and foster a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
  • Ensure product quality and conformance to specifications
  • Maintain tooling and consumable supply inventory
  • Improve area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and continuous improvement
  • Continuously improve process and manpower efficiency, utilization and productivity

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience in final assembly production: aviation, aerospace, mechanical systems
  • 2+ years of experience in leading a team or a project

Skills

Required:Leadership and supervisionManufacturing coordinationQuality conformanceCommunication with engineering and production
Nice to have:Training and developmentLean / process improvement
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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