Production Supervisor

Ultimate Staffing; California; On-site; USD 102,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing is seeking a Production Supervisor to be on site at our customer site in Menlo Park, CA. The temporary second shift runs Monday through Friday, 5:00 PM to 1:30 AM, with a pay rate of $102k–$120k plus a 10% differential and a 4–6 month timeline to hire.

You will lead a team of technicians, oversee test support, prototype builds, and assembly retrofits in a fast-paced pilot manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of supervisory experience in an R&D/manufacturing environment.
• Experience setting up manufacturing processes and monitoring KPIs.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing concepts and tools.
• Minimum High School Diploma; Bachelor’s degree in technical/engineering preferred.
• Effective communicator with cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Set and achieve daily/weekly/monthly test and production deliverables to meet schedule.
• Monitor key process indicators to prevent issues impacting R&D goals.
• Coordinate with Technical Operations to optimize production workflow.
• Provide direction and leadership to R&D technicians.
• Identify opportunities and drive efficiency improvements and resource planning.
• Maintain a safe work environment with ongoing improvement ideas.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Lean manufacturing

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Google Docs

Spreadsheets

Job description

Ultimate Staffing is hiring for a Production Supervisor to work onsite at our customer site located in Menlo Park CA.

Temporary Second Shift Supervisor:

- Schedule: Mon-Fri, 5:00 PM - 1:30 AM

- Pay Rate: $102k - $120k + 10% differential

- Timeline to hire: 4-6 months

We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:

Pragmatic Optimism.

Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.

Excellence without Ego.

We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.

Responsibilities:

As a Production Supervisor, you will serve as a leader to deliver on test support requests, prototype builds, and assembly retrofits that further our exciting and unique product. You will build and supervise a cohesive group of technicians and through positive engagement of your coworkers, you will ensure that we accelerate our R&D testing efforts and deliver on our builds to plan.

At our fast paced Pilot Manufacturing facility in Menlo Park, you will be heavily involved in prototyping new design releases being developed and you will be hands-on in delivering on the production and test support schedule through teamwork.

Key responsibilities include:

• Setting and achieving daily/weekly/monthly test support and production deliverables to meet schedule demand.
• Monitor key process indicators to resolve issues before they impact R&D goals.
• Work hand-in-hand with Technical Operations team members to coordinate and optimize production workflow.
• Provide direction and leadership to R&D technicians.
• Identify opportunities and drive solutions to improve efficiency.
• Actively pursue the resources needed to ensure your team's success.
• Work collaboratively with Technical Operations Manager to balance resources and achieve R&D goals.
• Above all, ensure a safe work environment is maintained at all times through active monitoring and through constant solicitation of continuous improvement ideas.

Qualifications:

Successful candidates will have 3 to 5 years supervisory experience in an R&D / manufacturing environment.

Experience in setting up manufacturing processes, supporting R&D, as well as identifying and monitoring key process indicators.

Working knowledge and experience in applying Lean manufacturing concepts and tools.

Minimum High School Diploma; bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering or relevant field is preferred.

Must be an effective communicator with solid collaboration and interpersonal skills and proven success working cross functionally at all levels.

Comfortable using Google or Microsoft documents and spreadsheets or equivalent.

Client Job Description

Desired Skills and Experience

Ultimate Staffing is hiring for a Production Supervisor to work onsite at our customer site located in Menlo Park CA.

Temporary Second Shift Supervisor:

Menlo Park CA.

- Schedule: Mon-Fri, 5:00 PM - 1:30 AM

- Pay Rate: $102k - $120k + 10% differential

- Timeline to hire: 4-6 months

We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:

Pragmatic Optimism.

Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.

Excellence without Ego.

We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.

Proactive Collaboration.

Responsibilities:

As a Production Supervisor, you will serve as a leader to deliver on test support requests, prototype builds, and assembly retrofits that further our exciting and unique product. You will build and supervise a cohesive group of technicians and through positive engagement of your coworkers, you will ensure that we accelerate our R&D testing efforts and deliver on our builds to plan.

At our fast paced Pilot Manufacturing facility in Menlo Park, you will be heavily involved in prototyping new design releases being developed and you will be hands-on in delivering on the production and test support schedule through teamwork.

Key responsibilities include:

• Setting and achieving daily/weekly/monthly test support and production deliverables to meet schedule demand.
• Monitor key process indicators to resolve issues before they impact R&D goals.
• Work hand-in-hand with Technical Operations team members to coordinate and optimize production workflow.
• Provide direction and leadership to R&D technicians.
• Identify opportunities and drive solutions to improve efficiency.
• Actively pursue the resources needed to ensure your team's success.
• Work collaboratively with Technical Operations Manager to balance resources and achieve R&D goals.
• Above all, ensure a safe work environment is maintained at all times through active monitoring and through constant solicitation of continuous improvement ideas.

Qualifications:

Successful candidates will have 3 to 5 years supervisory experience in an R&D / manufacturing environment.

Experience in setting up manufacturing processes, supporting R&D, as well as identifying and monitoring key process indicators.

Working knowledge and experience in applying Lean manufacturing concepts and tools.

Minimum High School Diploma; bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering or relevant field is preferred.

Must be an effective communicator with solid collaboration and interpersonal skills and proven success working cross functionally at all levels.

Comfortable using Google or Microsoft documents and spreadsheets or equivalent.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.