Production Supervisor, Energetics

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities involving energetic materials manufacturing, propellant preparation and mixing, batch processing, and controlled handoff to downstream operations and test teams.
• Supervise, coach, and develop technicians and lead technicians to strengthen technical execution, accountability, safety awareness, and continuous growth.
• Drive daily attainment to production schedules while balancing labor, material availability, approved processing windows, equipment readiness, inspection hold points, and downstream demand.
• Enforce compliance with approved procedures for the handling, storage, movement, and disposition of hazardous and reactive chemicals, including hypergolic materials, in partnership with EHS.
• Verify personnel training and authorization, required protective measures, pre-task safety reviews, and readiness of engineered controls before work begins; exercise stop-work authority when conditions are unsafe.
• Ensure all manufacturing work follows released work instructions, approved process specifications, batch records, engineering requirements, and formal change-control practices.
• Maintain strict material and batch traceability, lot genealogy, inventory accountability, process documentation, and configuration control requirements.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Planning, Facilities, and Test teams to resolve constraints, evaluate changes, and maintain safe production flow.

Job requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in aerospace, defense, energetics, chemical processing, propulsion, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role such as Production Supervisor or equivalent shop-floor team leadership position.
• Experience supporting controlled chemical processing, energetic material manufacturing, propellant operations, or other safety-critical production processes.
• Working knowledge of chemical hazard communication, safety data sheets, task risk assessments, PPE requirements, and disciplined adherence to approved handling procedures.
• Experience with manufacturing documentation, batch or traveler records, material traceability, and AS9100 / ISO 9001 or comparable quality management systems.
• Experience with manufacturing software systems (e.g., Jira, ERP/MRP, MES, PLM) and the ability to interpret process specifications, work instructions, and engineering documentation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively across production, engineering, quality, EHS, planning, and program teams.
• Ability to work extended hours or alternate shifts as needed to support production schedules.