TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Southwest Range Services; New Mexico; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Range Services in the United States seeks a Technical Operations Supervisor to assist the Engineering Manager, oversee the Optics and Technical Services technicians, and manage instrumentation and systems maintenance for DC power/plant, UPS, and Optical Tracking Systems.

The role leads multi‑team schedules, assigns tasks, uses CMMS for work orders, coordinates government officers and internal departments, ensures safety, quality, and on‑time delivery, and supports daily reporting and

Qualifications

• Two-year technical institute graduate or equivalent technical training.
• Proven ability to supervise engineering tasks, resourcing, scheduling, and quality control.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills; excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise multiple technical teams; assign workschedules while enforcing safety policies.
• Develop detailed production plans, schedules, and resource allocation strategies.
• Initiate, monitor, document, and complete CMMS work orders; assign tasks to personnel and shops.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Government Test Officers and internal departments; provide status updates.

Skills

Team supervision

CMMS proficiency

MS Office

Problem solving

Written/verbal communication

Security clearance awareness

Education

Associate degree in a technical field

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Southwest Range Services

The TechnicalOperations Supervisor assists the Engineering Manager in overseeing, managing,and supportingtheOpticsSectionandTechnicalServicesSectiontechniciansandrelatedtechnicaltasks,includinginstrumentation and systems maintenance and mission support. These projectsfocus on DC power/plant systems and operations, Uninterruptible Power Systems(UPS) and operations, and Optical Tracking Systems and operations. This role isresponsible for overseeing the end-to-end workflow for mission supportactivities, from planning and resource allocation to final quality control. TheTechnical Operations Supervisor directly supports the Engineering DepartmentManager with technical and administrative functions, team supervision, workorder execution, and managing and enforcing administrative functions,deadlines, tasks, and quality standards, ensuring efficient, on-time completionof all work requirements.

KeyResponsibilities:

The Technical OperationsSupervisor will lead and supervise multiple technical teams, managing workschedules and assignments while ensuring adherence to safety and workplacepolicies, and supporting the professional development of team members. The TechnicalOperations Supervisor is also responsible for developing detailed productionplans, schedules, and resource allocation strategies, as well as initiating,processing, monitoring, documenting, and completing work orders using aComputerized Maintenance ManagementSystem(CMMS),assigningtasks toappropriatepersonnel andshops.TheSupervisorserves astheprimarypointofcontactforgovernmentTestOfficers,GovernmentPointsofContact(GPOCs),andinternal departments, processing workrequirements and providing status updates. In addition, the role involvesproviding the Engineering Department Manager with daily monitoring andfollow-up to ensure the timely execution of tasks, work requests, change ordertasks, and assisting with all reporting requirements and data calls. Otherresponsibilities include researching, specifying, and procuring parts,supplies, and materials

needed formaintenance and operations, writing and submitting purchase requisitions withdetailed justifications, implementing and enforcing quality control measuresthrough internal and external audits, and documentingallqualityassuranceactivitieswhileanalyzingdatatoidentifyanddriveprocessimprovements.

Graduation froma two-year course at a technical institute or a minimum of three years ofprogressive experience in supervising engineering tasks, resourcing,scheduling, and quality control. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite andComputerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) is required, along withstrong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, and excellentwritten and verbal communication skills.Candidatesmustpossess avaliddriver’slicenseandtheability toobtainandmaintainaSecretsecurity clearance.KnowledgeandfamiliaritywiththemilitaryTestandEvaluation(T&E)environmentisalsoessential. Employment will be contingentupon the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Desired QualificationsFamiliaritywithWSMR,DepartmentofDefense(DoD)TestandEvaluationprograms,andmissionsupport activities, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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