SpaceX Tool & Die Specialist Supervisor at SpaceX leads a team through new build construction, maintenance, and repairs of injection molding, die casting, and stamping tools. The role ensures tool quality and production efficiency.
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
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalency certificate
5+ years of professional experience working with plastic injection mold maintenance and repair
5+ years of professional experience building new plastic injection molds from raw material
3+ years of experience in leadership or as a supervisor
Preferred
Professional experience with maintenance in a production environment such as injection molding, casting, die casting, stamping and assembly
Professional experience helping to manage the costs, schedule and complexity associated with each process
Experience creating and maintaining a positive atmosphere in a collaborative work team
Professional experience working with and launching a new product line launch
Ability to interpret dimensional data and propose/execute corrective actions
Ability to read and comprehend mold/part drawings and dimensions
Establish and maintain ownership of the department and ensure its continued success
Ability to communicate clearly in both verbal and written communication
