What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisor, Welding (Starship Propulsion) position at SpaceX?
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SUPERVISOR, WELDING (STARSHIP PROPULSION) - NIGHTS
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and manage a staff of ~30 technicians, including all performance management-related tasks
- Supervise the production floor, including daily schedules and workflow
- Provide technical support to the welding team
- Work with management and engineering teams to streamline the fit-up and welding processes
- Assist with the tooling and fixturing designs required for weld / fit-up operation
- Responsible for control of production weld quality
- Apply welding codes and hold high workmanship standards with the production team
- Enforce site and personnel safety
- Review work instructions and make change recommendations when needed
- Assess candidates and provide recommendations in the hiring process
- Responsible for planning and scheduling work, assigning work, and assessing completed work
- Communicate how successful performance will be measured and provide collaborative direction to team members; recommend performance standards and ratings
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or associate degree and 4 years of gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), or gas metal arc welding (GMAW) experience or 8 years of professional experience in metal fabrication
- 2 years of experience in a leadership role
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience managing more than 10 employees
- Ability to interpret drawings and weld symbols per AWS D17.1
- Knowledge of AWS D1.1, D1.6, and D1.2
- Experience with pipe, orbital tube welding (OTW), and/or other fluid system fabrication, welding, and assembly
- General welding, cutting, and fabrication equipment knowledge, theory, application, maintenance and testing
- Fabrication of large-scale welded assemblies to tight dimensional tolerances
- Trade school certificate
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed
- Must be willing to travel to our launch sites in support of launch specific projects and/or pad modifications
- Must be able to work for prolonged periods in a confined space
- Must be willing to work outdoors
- Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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