Manufacturing Supervisor

Who we are

Neros is transforming a defense industry mired in costly, behemoth machinery—to circumvent a looming vulnerability gap, to give dismounted soldiers a fighting chance against tanks, and ultimately, to get as many humans off the battlefield as possible.

While consumer technology is evolving by bounds on the smaller-cheaper-better path, U.S. defense technology wallows in the large, centralized, and wildly expensive paradigm. Our air, land, and sea machinery budget is staggering; yet these large assets can still be vulnerable to very small weapons. When swarm technology comes into its own, the asymmetry will escalate. Nowhere is the pattern more glaring than in small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS)—drones. 

What You’ll be Doing

Due to high customer demand for our drones, we are looking to bring on a leader to manage a growing team of technicians. On a day to day, you will be ensuring that your team has the right tools to ensure an efficient flow of hardware through the production line. Other duties include:

• Manage the hiring and onboarding process for technicians
• Train team members on company processes and procedures
• Set immediate and long term production goals
• Provide detailed feedback to engineering on design for manufacturing improvements
• Work with engineering to create simple and effective work instructions
• Help to establish inspection and quality procedures
• Maintain a clean and organized production floor
• Maintain a positive work environment, managing and resolving conflicts 
• Develop, mentor, and coach technicians; evaluating their performance by creating 30/60/90 day plans and  conducting mid/annual reviews
• Coordinate with department leads to ensure accurate resource allocation/prioritization 
• Creating a culture of safety and ensuring that all team members are trained based on OSHA standards and regulations 
• Approve time cards 

In this role, you will be entrusted with the authority on how to best manage your team in conjunction with business needs. 

Must Have

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate or 5+ years of experience working as a supervisor in a fast paced production environment 
• Previous work in hardware development with electrical components 
• Experience creating work schedules and managing a team of 5+ technicians 
• Experience working on a medium to high volume production line
• Knowledge of basic production line tools such as torque wrenches, electric screwdrivers, soldering irons, epoxy dispensing equipment, etc.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills
• Practical knowledge of safe work practice, OSHA regulations
• Basic computer skills (email, internal messaging such as slack, excel) 

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated experience providing design for manufacturing feedback to engineering
• Experience working with automated production equipment
• Experience working with MES/ERP systems such as Warpdrive, Manufacturo, SAP, etc
• Experience writing work instructions

We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.