Propulsion Build Operations Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Berthoud, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental and Adoptive Leave

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)

Employer Paid Short and Long Term Dis•

Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with 公司

Job summary

Telemetry Today LLC in Colorado is seeking an Operations Supervisor – Build to lead a team of technicians, manage daily output, and ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery for propulsion and defense assemblies. You will coordinate with engineering, planning, and quality to meet schedule, cost, and quality targets, drive continuous improvement, and uphold a strong safety culture across the build area.

Responsibilities include daily safety meetings, workload planning, training, and

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, or test operations.
• 1–3 years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Hands‑on experience with complex mechanical, electrical, or integrated systems.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and work instructions.
• Familiarity with basic quality tools (e.g., NCRs, RCAs, CAPAs) and structured problem solving.
• Experience leading teams in a fast‑paced production and/or development environment.
• Strong communication and coordination skills across technicians and cross‑functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of build technicians, including daily task assignment, priority setting, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure build, assembly, integration, and test activities are executed per drawings, work instructions, and specifications.
• Run daily meetings to review safety, priorities, progress, and issues.
• Monitor work-in-progress; remove blockers and elevate issues to engineering and quality as needed.
• Work with planning/scheduling to translate production plans into executable technician workloads.
• Balance resources within the build area to meet milestones and commitments.
• Provide clear status updates and completion forecasts to stakeholders.
• Enforce adherence to procedures, work instructions, travelers/routers, and inspection requirements.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for nonconformances, test failures, and rework.
• Ensure accurate documentation of builds, deviations, rework, and test results in company systems.
• Promote a strong safety culture, including PPE compliance and safe use of tools and equipment.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work area (e.g., 5S).
• Participate in safety audits, incident investigations, and hazard assessments.
• Assess technician skills and assign work accordingly; develop cross‑training across products and processes.
• Ensure technicians are properly trained and certified for the tasks they perform.
• Provide coaching and performance input; support hiring, onboarding, and retention.
• Identify opportunities to improve build flow, reduce cycle time, and increase reliability.
• Implement and sustain standard work, visual controls, and improvements to tooling, fixtures, and documentation.
• Capture lessons learned from production and development builds and coordinate improvements with engineering.
• Serve as the primary operations contact for the build area.
• Coordinate with engineering, quality, supply chain, and other operations teams for issues, materials, inspections, and shared resources.

Skills

Leadership

Reading engineering drawings

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

ERP/MES systems

Job description

Telemetry Today LLC in Colorado is seeking an Operations Supervisor – Build to lead a team of technicians, manage daily output, and ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery for propulsion and defense assemblies. You will coordinate with engineering, planning, and quality to meet schedule, cost, and quality targets, drive continuous improvement, and uphold a strong safety culture across the build area.

Responsibilities include daily safety meetings, workload planning, training, and