Supervisor, Machine Shop, First Shift

Socket.dev; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a 1st shift CNC Operations leader responsible for multiple teams of operators and for delivering high-precision machined components for the Terran R program.

You’ll mentor a growing team, analyze manufacturing gaps, and collaborate with engineering and design to improve part designs and processes. This role offers training pathways from operator to programmer and a schedule from 5am to 3:30pm PT with occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• Experience identifying manufacturing process gaps and analyzing their impact on production systems.
• Experience delegating daily work assignments to a shop floor team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across departments.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead multiple CNC operator teams.
• Mentor and coach team members to develop careers.
• Support longer-term strategic shop-floor operations.

Skills

CNC leadership

Manufacturing process

Cross-functional teamwork

People leadership

Tools

CNC machines

Job description

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Machine Shop team delivers high-precision, high-quality machined components that are critical to Terran R’s success. Here, you’ll combine technical skill with creativity, collaborating closely with engineering and design teams to drive better part designs and manufacturing solutions. You’ll work with best-in-class, premium machinery and get to bring our expanded, state-of-the-art machine shop to life to support the scale and pace of the Terran R program. This role offers the rare chance to see your craftsmanship directly integrated into flight hardware, making an immediate impact. With clear training pathways, you’ll have opportunities to advance from operating machines to programming them, growing your career alongside the program.

This is a 1st shift position with a standard schedule of 5am-3:30pm PT, Monday through Friday. Please note that this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50-hour workweek, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

About the Role:

• Full ownership and accountability over several teams of CNC operators
• Lead the team of people leaders for the Ops floor
• Support longer-term strategic operations on the shop floor
• Mentor and coach your team to develop their personal career goals

About You:

• Experience identifying manufacturing process gaps and analyzing their impact on the production system
• Experience administrating/delegating daily work assignments to your team
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across departments

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience leading high performing teams of people leaders
• Experience in the manufacture of highly controlled aerospace products
• Experience implementing key system improvements and measuring success

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$112,000 — $168,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].