Senior Supervisor, Core Tech

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Manufacturing : Manufacturing Operations : Production Operations

Senior Supervisor for the Core Tech Manufacturing Production team at Anduril, a defense technology company. The role involves managing a team of technicians to produce and deliver military and commercial products, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency in a high-volume production environment. Responsibilities include managing staff, setting priorities, directing operations, ensuring safety procedures, tracking inventory, reporting production progress, leading cross-functional communication, training new operators, building team culture, and supporting issue resolution and quality standards. Requires 6+ years of experience in a high-volume production environment, knowledge of manufacturing fundamentals, product lifecycle, LEAN principles, and technical documentation interpretation. Experience with electrical and mechanical assembly, process development, equipment maintenance, and lean manufacturing principles is also required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage technician staff in the production and delivery of Anduril products through acceptance testing and delivery
  2. Set priorities and direct daily operations to include timely issuing and completion of work orders to the production floor, clear blockers daily for the production team to achieve their goals
  3. Ensure all operators are following safety procedures and standard work tasks. Proactively identify and drive safety improvement opportunities
  4. Prioritize work activities for operators to achieve target on time delivery goals
  5. Be an active participant in 5S and continuous improvement activities

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of experience managing or supervising in a high volume production environment
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience working in a manufacturing environment
  • Strong understanding of production rate, critical path analysis, and key manufacturing fundamentals
  • A full understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principals, and change management (ECOs)
  • Can interpret technical documentation (mechanical drawings, work instructions, building plans, equipment specs, electrical schematics, etc.)
  • Willing to work on hardware hands on as needed by production
  • Experience being hands-on and prefer to be on the production floor and have proven skills in both process and equipment troubleshooting, allowing you to easily adapt to constantly changing production environments
  • Passion for employee development and enjoy the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran production staff
  • Experience supporting process development
  • Experience supporting equipment maintenance
  • Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing or 6-Sigma principles
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Extremely reliable, organized and detail-oriented with excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Nice to have

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering, business, or applied science.)
  • Lean six sigma green belt certified
  • Working knowledge of AS9100 standards and OSHA laws
  • Experience working with electrical and mechanical assembly and integration
  • Forklift and 3A Hoisting certification a plus
  • Experience in ramping low volume manufacturing to high rate
  • Extensive hiring and organizational design experience

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities