Lead Orbital Tube Welding Supervisor

Socket.dev; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Paid time off

Vacation days

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Supervisor, Orbital Tube Welding in Long Beach to lead technicians in fluid systems manufacturing. You will direct welding, bending, and fabrication, ensuring accurate documentation, ERPs, and cross-functional support with Quality and Design Engineering.

You’ll drive processes from development to repeatable production, coach engineers, and monitor production KPIs to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Evening/weekend support may be needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably supporting metallic structures or assemblies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or comparable STEM field.
• Experience developing, implementing, or sustaining manufacturing processes, tooling, or production systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a team of technicians responsible for fluid systems manufacturing; provide daily direction, technical guidance, and performance feedback
• Execute and sustain manufacturing processes including orbital tube welding, tube bending, and related fabrication operations
• Ensure manufacturing documentation is accurate and current, including work instructions, routings, inspection steps, and ERP/MRP updates
• Partner with Quality and Design Engineering to investigate non-conformances, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
• Collaborate with Design Engineering to provide manufacturability feedback and support transitions from development builds into repeatable production
• Monitor production performance, identify process inefficiencies, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Support structural assembly build and inspection activities to ensure compliance with all safety and quality requirements
• Assist in production floor layout planning, capacity analysis, and workflow optimization to meet program schedules
• Provide hands-on support on the production floor to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and remove blockers in real time

Skills

Aerospace welding

CAD NX

Teamcenter

GD&T

ERP/MRP/MES

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Production support

Manufacturing quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or STEM

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Vast is seeking a Supervisor, Orbital Tube Welding in Long Beach to lead technicians in fluid systems manufacturing. You will direct welding, bending, and fabrication, ensuring accurate documentation, ERPs, and cross-functional support with Quality and Design Engineering.

You’ll drive processes from development to repeatable production, coach engineers, and monitor production KPIs to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Evening/weekend support may be needed.