Production Supervisor, 1st shift Mechanisms, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individualhouseholds to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Production Supervisor to lead production operations at Leo. Anticipated working hours for this position are Wednesday - Saturday 6 AM - 4:30 PM (4/10s).

Key job responsibilities
- Hire develop and supervise leads and a large group of highly skilled technicians focused on Kuiper satellite production. Includes annual reviews career development and managing corrective and disciplinary actions.
- Coordinate with other Kuiper leaders and manufacturing engineers to plan and coordinate daily tasks for technicians and activities of all operations with an ability to adapt to changing schedules and other dynamic priorities.
- Establish on-the-job training programs and standardized opportunities for team members to learn new skills and progress in their career.
- Independently perform integration and test of the Kuiper satellite and various complex subassemblies in a cleanroom and ESD controlled environment.
- Inspect and verify your teams work after completion to ensure engineering and quality standards are met.
- Author maintain and train others to all relevant process documentation including Assembly Inspection Testing/In-Process Characterization and Packaging Procedures.
- Collaborate with manufacturing design operations and test engineers to develop document and complete activities including continuous improvement opportunities
- Provide frequent feedback and technical reviews on designs processes tools and custom equipment used in production environments.
- Improve and enforce area safety and reporting mechanisms through regular auditing and safety-related projects.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

A day in the life
The Production Supervisor will work closely with cross-functional engineering test enterprise quality and operations teams on production hardware integration processes and systems. This is a critical role leading the technician team on the production floor.

This position requires a high degree of skill in many areas including technical leadership technician development mechanical assembly avionics integration troubleshooting electrical checkouts and environmental short you will be responsible for ensuring high quality workmanship and safety standards are adhered to on a daily basis across the technician team. You will also help lead long term production planning team organization team building and hiring for essential roles across your team.

About the team
We are a fast-paced data-driven team working with leaders in multiple technology areas to deliver the best product for our customers. We hold each other to relentlessly high standards and constantly look for ways to improve the products performance quality and cost. We are motivated by technical challenges and want individuals who are excited for the fast pace of production.

- 2 years of team leadership experience
- 5 years of hands-on experience in mechanical or electrical hardware assembly test and/or installation

- Experience hiring and leading a high-performance team
- Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
- Experience working in a fast-paced rapidly changing operations environment
- Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead or experience leading and influencing your team or organization
- Experience helping develop enterprise manufacturing systems and/or assembly lines.
- Experience working with FOD ESD sensitive hardware and clean room requirements.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $100000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $150000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.