Production Manager, Asset Maintenance
Long Beach, NY - USA
Job Summary
At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Asset Maintenance Team at Relativity is responsible for maximizing the availability reliability and safe operation of manufacturing equipment and critical production assets. We own preventive and corrective maintenance troubleshooting equipment recovery spare parts strategy and reliability improvements that keep production moving. The team partners closely with Production Manufacturing Engineering Facilities EHS Supply Chain and equipment manufacturers to reduce downtime eliminate repeat failures and improve equipment a fast-paced high-accountability environment we ensure critical assets are ready to support ambitious production and program milestones.
About the Role:
As an Asset Maintenance Manager you will own maintenance execution and equipment reliability for manufacturing assets ensuring safe responsive and disciplined support to production. You will lead and develop a team of supervisors leads and technicians strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance systems prioritize equipment recovery and drive data-based reliability improvements.
- Lead asset maintenance operations across manufacturing equipment driving equipment availability preventive maintenance completion rapid recovery and safe execution.
- Manage coach and develop maintenance supervisors leads and technicians establishing clear ownership shift coverage escalation paths and performance expectations.
- Own maintenance performance through the CMMS and key metrics including equipment downtime response time repair cycle time backlog overdue work orders repeat failures and preventive maintenance compliance.
- Partner with Production Manufacturing Engineering Facilities Supply Chain and equipment manufacturers to troubleshoot failures complete root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
- Develop preventive and predictive maintenance critical spare parts and equipment reliability strategies based on asset criticality failure history and production risk.
- Manage maintenance spending service vendors repair priorities and equipment lifecycle decisions while balancing safety production needs reliability and total cost of ownership.
About You:
- 7 years of experience in industrial maintenance equipment reliability or manufacturing operations within aerospace automotive precision manufacturing or another high-reliability production environment.
- 3 years of experience managing maintenance teams including direct supervision of supervisors or leads.
- Strong technical knowledge of troubleshooting and repair of complex manufacturing equipment including mechanical electrical hydraulic pneumatic and machine control systems.
- Demonstrated experience building and executing preventive maintenance CMMS and reliability programs that improve equipment availability and reduce repeat failures.
- Proven ability to lead root cause analysis coordinate OEM and vendor repairs manage maintenance priorities and support production in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to haves but not required:
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical maintenance leadership experience.
- Experience maintaining complex CNC machine tools metrology equipment automation and supporting manufacturing systems.
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) TPM Lean or Six Sigma certification.
- Experience with CMMS ERP/MRP maintenance data analytics spare parts optimization and vendor or service contract management.
At Relativity Space we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience qualifications and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity a generous PTO and sick leave policy parental leave an annual learning and development stipend and more!To see some of the benefits & perks we offer please visit here.
Hiring Range:
$130000 - $194000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
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Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company.