Production Supervisor

Mercury Systems, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Systems, Inc. seeks a Production Supervisor to lead CHA/CHS floor activities, ensuring quality and on-time delivery for electro-mechanical assemblies. You will coordinate with QA, Engineering, and Manufacturing to drive efficiency and continuous improvement.

The role requires extensive experience in electronic manufacturing, ISO9001/AS9100 knowledge, and leadership. A strong emphasis on Lean and KAIZEN, plus proficiency with MS Office, is expected.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8+ years of experience in an electronic manufacturing/production role.
• Experience 1+ years of previous manufacturing leadership.
• Experience with ISO9001 and/or AS9100 registered QMS.
• Experience with PC software (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Experience multi-tasking to execute under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a wide variety of electro-mechanical product assembly and test operations while maintaining proper configuration and high-quality standards.
• Set objectives and tasks necessary to meet production schedules.
• Ensure employees comply with all procedures and processes specified in Mercury Systems, Inc. QMS.
• Maintain logs, paperwork, and forms consistent with company policy and practices.
• Maintain inventory of Shop Supplies / Consumable Floor Stock
• Demonstrate through knowledge in lean manufacturing to minimize waste without sacrificing productivity.
• Ensure adherence to COMSEC rules and regulations.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to ESD protocols.
• Develop relationships with QA and Engineering to improve production flow and execution.
• Support Manufacturing Engineering and QA with root cause analysis as needed.
• Ensure tools and support equipment are available and maintained as required.
• Conduct AS9100 internal floor audits as well as regular GEMBA walks.
• Capture KPIs as required by management.
• Assist/ perform prototype assembly as necessary and provide necessary feedback to support procedure generation and factory setup.
• Maintain training records and conduct training as required.
• Ensure a positive work environment that encourages increased productivity, a high level of collaboration and inspires creativity.
• Drive and maintain continuous improvement (kaizen) pipeline.
• Daily tier communication.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Leadership

QMS/AS9100 knowledge

Lean manufacturing

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

The Production Supervisor leads the CHA / CHS Manufacturing floor activities that support product deliveries for America’s war fighter. The Supervisor is a member of a growing manufacturing group that specializes in electro-mechanical assemblies for land, sea and air applications. The Supervisor participates in the manufacturing readiness of New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as current established Products. The Supervisor maintains company policies and adheres to ISO9001/AS9100 quality requirements in production coordination efforts.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise a wide variety of electro-mechanical product assembly and test operations while maintaining proper configuration and high-quality standards.
• Set objectives and tasks necessary to meet production schedules.
• Ensure employees comply with all procedures and processes specified in Mercury Systems, Inc. QMS.
• Maintain logs, paperwork, and forms consistent with company policy and practices.
• Maintain inventory of Shop Supplies / Consumable Floor Stock
• Demonstrate through knowledge in lean manufacturing to minimize waste without sacrificing productivity.
• Ensure adherence to COMSEC rules and regulations.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to ESD protocols.
• Develop relationships with QA and Engineering to improve production flow and execution.
• Support Manufacturing Engineering and QA with root cause analysis as needed.
• Ensure tools and support equipment are available and maintained as required.
• Conduct AS9100 internal floor audits as well as regular GEMBA walks.
• Capture KPIs as required by management.
• Assist/ perform prototype assembly as necessary and provide necessary feedback to support procedure generation and factory setup.
• Maintain training records and conduct training as required.
• Ensure a positive work environment that encourages increased productivity, a high level of collaboration and inspires creativity.
• Drive and maintain continuous improvement (kaizen) pipeline.
• Daily tier communication.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8+ years of experience in an electronic manufacturing/production role.
• Experience 1+ years of previous manufacturing leadership.
• Experience working with an ISO9001 and / or AS9100 registered QMS.
• Experience with PC software (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Experience multi-tasking to execute under pressure.

This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MRP and factory control tools
• Understanding of Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt / Green Belt
• Knowledge of RCA/RCCA Methodologies - 5 Why's, Fishbone, 8D
• Knowledge of IPC-610, IPC-620, IPC-JSTD-001

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Constantly move objects and use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue. Specific abilities required by the job include positioning oneself to lift or move objects weighing up to 40lbs.
• Constant movement and use of limbs. Specific abilities required by this job include prolonged standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing and frequently pinching and/or gripping. Sometimes, working under a microscope for long periods of time will be required
• Frequently observe, detect, discern, and convey information. Specific abilities required by this job include near, far and color vision acuity, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Requires good manual dexterity and coordination, and stamina. Specific abilities required by this job include the frequent requirement of overtime work.

“This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.”

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position

• $58,200.00 - $116,400.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $65,200.00 - $130,400.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $68,700.00 - $137,400.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ

Additional Information

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• the role and related responsibilities;
• education, training, skills and certifications;
• internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• geographic location; and
• alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• health, life and disability insurance;
• company-paid holidays and time off;
• discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• tuition reimbursement; and
• access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why Mercury?

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.