Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations, Missiles

Slope; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations for the missiles team. You will lead a production crew of technicians, manage daily operations, and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining safety and quality standards.

This role blends hands-on manufacturing with people leadership on a dynamic, high-stakes production floor. You will coordinate with engineering, supply chain, and quality teams, drive continuous improvement, and mentor up to 30 production associates.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience managing or supervising in a high-volume production environment.
• Strong understanding of production rate, critical path analysis, and key manufacturing fundamentals.
• Full understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN principles, and change management (ECOs).
• Can interpret mechanical drawings and equipment specs.
• Willing to work on hardware hands-on as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage technician staff in the production and delivery of Anduril products through acceptance testing and delivery.
• Set priorities and direct daily operations to issue work orders and resolve blockers.
• Ensure operators follow safety procedures and standard work tasks; drive safety improvements.
• Prioritize activities to meet on-time delivery goals.
• Lead 5S and continuous improvement initiatives; maintain production systems (NetSuite / JIRA).
• Maintain accurate inventory levels and generate weekly production progress reports.

Skills

People management

LEAN manufacturing

Communication

Hands-on production

Safety compliance

Process improvement

Change management (ECOs)

Reading drawings

Export control awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Associate’s degree in technical field

Tools

NetSuite

JIRA

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Manufacturing Production team is responsible for a wide range of activities that are crucial to the manufacturing process including operating equipment, assembling products, performing quality control checks, and maintaining a safe and efficient work environment.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are seeking a Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations to join our missiles team at Anduril. You will work on cutting‑edge technology aimed at advancing the state‑of‑the‑possible. The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing a team of highly talented technicians to produce a number of different products for strategic military and commercial customers. This is a highly dynamic role that requires both frontline technical and people management skills.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manage technician staff in the production and delivery of Anduril products through acceptance testing and delivery
• Set priorities and direct daily operations to include timely issuing and completion of work orders to the production floor, clear blockers daily for the production team to achieve their goals
• Ensure all operators are following safety procedures and standard work tasks. Proactively identify and drive safety improvement opportunities
• Prioritize work activities for operators to achieve target on time delivery goals
• Be an active participant in 5S and continuous improvement activities
• Complete transactions in production systems (NetSuite / JIRA) on daily basis
• Maintain accurate inventory levels in each work area
• Provide weekly report out of production progress, blockers, risks, needs
• Provide support to other functional groups within Anduril
• Lead daily communication with cross functional team such as engineering, technicians, supply chain, logistics, and quality as necessary
• Ability to work on the line and support new operator training as required
• Build a positive and collaborative team culture that promotes product knowledge, skills development, and X-training
• Show up every day with extreme urgency and enthusiasm to get the job done
• Execute on priorities and production plans provided by operation management
• Manage, coach, mentor and support up to 30 production associates on shift
• Execute and maintain standardized manufacturing instructions and control plans
• Support issue resolution including root cause investigation and corrective action tracking
• Ensure quality standards are being met throughout the entire production process and support no defects from leaving a station or team area
• Generate daily pass downs and quality reports for engineering and operations team

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of experience managing or supervising in a high volume production environment
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of production rate, critical path analysis, and key manufacturing fundamentals
• A full understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principals, and change management (ECOs)
• Can interpret technical documentation (mechanical drawings, work instructions, building plans, equipment specs, electrical schematics, etc.)
• Willing to work on hardware hands on as needed by production
• Experience being hands‑on and prefer to be on the production floor and have proven skills in both process and equipment troubleshooting, allowing you to easily adapt to constantly changing production environments
• Passion for employee development and enjoy the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran production staff
• Experience supporting process development
• Experience supporting equipment maintenance
• Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing or 6‑Sigma principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Extremely reliable, organized and detail-oriented with excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering, business, or applied science.)
• Lean six sigma green belt certified
• Working knowledge of AS9100 standards and OSHA laws
• Experience working with electrical and mechanical assembly and integration
• Forklift and 3A Hoisting certification a plus
• Experience in ramping low volume manufacturing to high rate
• Extensive hiring and organizational design experience

US Salary Range

$86,000 — $114,000 USD

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.