Production Lead (corsair Integration, Subassembly & Machine Shop - First & Second Shift)

jobs.frontdoordefense.com - Jobboard; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Saronic Technologies seeks a Production Lead in Austin to guide the composites team towards achieving safety, quality, and production goals. The role involves training staff, coordinating efforts, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

The ideal candidate should have strong leadership skills, an understanding of Lean Manufacturing, and the capacity for physical work in a dynamic environment.

Join us in enhancing maritime operations for the Department of Defense with your expertise!

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to multitask and adapt to changing production demands.

Responsibilities

• Train and certify team members.
• Ensure safety, quality, and production standards.
• Coordinate manpower effectively.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Production experience

Leadership skills

Communication abilities

Safety regulations understanding

Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma

Tools

ION

Arena

Job description

Production Lead (Corsair Integration, Subassembly & Machine Shop - First & Second Shift)

Lead the composites team to meet safety, quality, and throughput targets daily.

Location: Austin

Job Tags: Product

About The Role

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing defense autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations for the Department of Defense (DoD) through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

The Production Team Leader will be responsible for leading and managing the daily activities of the composites team to ensure safety, quality, cost, and throughput goals are met. This role involves training and certifying team members on their job functions, coordinating manpower to optimize production flow, and stepping in to backfill for the supervisor/team when necessary. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Train and certify team members.
• Ensure safety, quality, and production standards.
• Manpower coordination.
• Continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and training abilities.
• Understanding of safety regulations, quality control, and production processes.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and adapt to changing production demands.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Previous experience as a Team Leader or similar leadership role.
• Familiarity with ION, Arena.

Physical Demands

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours/day.
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 20 lbs.
• The ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs.
• Ability to work outside for an extended period of time.
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach to install vehicle parts of varying size and weight overhead, accurately and in allotted timeframes.
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain.
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day.
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, platforms, or other high structures.
• Ability to find issues in a work process and be alert to safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing.
• Demonstrated ability to handle and manipulate tooling and mechanically fasten bolts within required cycle time.
• Exposures to hazardous materials and ability to follow waste handling/disposal procedures.
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, gloves and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines.