About the role
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SUPERVISOR, TOOL & DIE – 2 ND SHIFT SpaceX is seeking a motivated Tool & Die Supervisor to lead the tool and die specialist team through new build construction, commissioning, planned maintenance, and repairs of its injection molding, aluminum die casting, and stamping tools. These tools need to be of exceptional quality, leading to high uptime and product yield. This individual will partner with vertically integrated cross-functional teams to bridge manufacturing, production, and maintenance operations. They will be expected to challenge anything that impacts effective operations, including tool design, product manufacturing processes, and logistics.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Mentor, lead, and supervise up to 20 employees Supervise the production flow within the tool shop, ensuring safety and the efficiency of the entire assembly shop area Work with the shop floor, manufacturing engineers, and quality teams to resolve recurring nonconformance issues Review work order instructions with planners and manufacturing engineers to ensure shop floor technicians have accurate and complete instructions, and if necessary, recommend changes Meet tight and moving production schedules Coordinate maintenance support during problematic situations Ensure all work is completed on time and to specification Evaluating team members through mid-term/annual reviews Provide regular reports on the shop/project productivity status Drive good communication and culture, enforcing systems and corporate policies Monitor labor hours and overtime, approving staff hours Responsible for all aspects of tool making activities New injection mold builds Nominal mold maintenance and repair Support the internal machining team throughout each new build and or repair Align with production and engineering to adjust tool maintenance intervals Support engineering to refine mold preparation checklists specific to each job Coordinate the daily scope of work with the tool and die team Interview and hire tool making staff for two shifts Support production and maintenance with tooling troubleshooting Identify and proactively execute opportunities for improvement within the tooling department Create and maintain mold spare parts lists Explore and identify future improvements and cost saving initiatives Support tooling trials internally and/or with outside vendors BASIC