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Swift Engineering

Designs unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles

Production Supervisor - Composites

Product AssemblyUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeSan Clemente, CA, USA$80k - $95k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma and at least 5 years of experience as a composite technician in aerospace or a similar high-performance composite production environment are required.
  • At least 3 years of team leadership experience in a production environment are required.
  • Experience with operations management, including daily scheduling and building, operating, and maintaining complex facility systems, is required.
  • The role requires standing for long periods and may involve climbing ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching.
  • The role requires lifting up to 25 pounds unassisted, climbing ladders, and working in tight spaces.
  • The role requires repetitive movement, bending or twisting, and using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
  • The role requires walking or standing for at least eight hours.
  • The role requires stooping, bending, crawling, and maneuvering in tight spaces.
  • Accountability for team training and conformance to health and safety policies and procedures, including proper use of personal protective equipment, is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead efforts of a production team building, assembling, and integrating multiple large composite assemblies.
  • Set job assignments to meet workflow demands and drive daily and hourly progress.
  • Provide operational leadership through engagement with the shop floor and support for design, manufacturing engineering, and production.
  • Coordinate a team of composite technicians and oversee internal and external builds.
  • Establish and uphold team standards and good practices for processes, workmanship, and behavior, ensuring agreed deliverables are met.
  • Track team output against delivery objectives and manage team capacity planning and schedules.
  • Drive improvement projects and work-instruction feedback to decrease touch time, improve quality, or reduce safety risk.
  • Drive basic preventive maintenance across the facility.
  • Contribute to team members' training, education, and career development.

Desired Qualifications

  • An associate degree or bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is preferred.
  • Experience in a similar-sized, high-performance organization in a fast-paced production environment is preferred.
  • Ability to read, understand, and follow manufacturing instructions and drawings is preferred.
  • Knowledge of safety processes and experience handling hazardous goods and materials are preferred.
  • Ability to align capacity with development and production forecasts is preferred.
  • Ability to manage resources to meet expected increases in test rates is preferred.
  • Experience implementing lean manufacturing techniques is preferred.
  • Proficiency with computers, Microsoft Office, shop floor management software (ERP/MES), and related programs is preferred.

About the Company

Swift Engineering

Designs unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles

Swift Engineering designs and builds high-performance vehicles, specializing in unmanned systems, autonomy, robotics, and advanced composites, with over 30 years of in-house design and manufacturing experience. Its Swift020 UAS takes off and lands like a quad-rotor and transitions to fixed-wing flight without extra launch or recovery gear, serving markets from oil and gas to delivery and defense, and features X-Blade Technology. The company differentiates itself through extensive in-house development and manufacturing, a long asset history such as the KillerBee evolving into Northrop Grumman Bat, and a systems approach that covers the full lifecycle of complex UAVs. Its goal is to provide end-to-end development and production of high-performance unmanned and manned vehicles across multiple industries, reducing operation time and cost for customers while expanding unmanned capabilities.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$1.6M
Headquarters
San Clemente, CA
Founded
1983

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