Manufacturing Production Supervisor

Reports to: Manufacturing Operation Lead

Classification: Exempt, Salaried, Full-time

Location: Allston, MA

Headcount: 1

Hiring start: July 13, 2026

Training / Certification required: ESD handling, solder certification, lithium battery safety

About the role

This is a hands-on, working supervisor role, not a desk job. We need someone who runs the floor by being on the floor: building product alongside the team, stepping into any station when we're short-staffed, and training new hires by doing the job with them. This role also takes the day-to-day floor management off our Manufacturing Engineer so she can focus on process and fixture work.

What you'll do

• Work the line yourself. Assemble, test, and pack product side by side with the team, not just from the sidelines
• Step in and cover any station when we're short-staffed or ramping:
• • Core: circuit board programming, testing, and assembly into housing
  • Battery: battery-to-protection-circuit-board soldering, enclosure assembly, and test
  • Charger: charger circuit board assembly to charge case enclosure, and test
  • Mechanical Assembly
  • Kitting
• Train new hires by doing the job with them, not just describing it
• Run the daily schedule across all stations
• Hire, manage, and coach production technicians
• Track output, yield, and downtime, and report status to leadership
• Enforce safety rules, especially around lithium batteries and soldering
• Work with the Manufacturing Engineer and Quality Inspector to fix problems on the line
• Own the training plan and keep certifications current (ESD handling, solder certification, battery safety)

What you need

Required

• 3 or more years of hands-on experience in an assembly or production role, including some time spent supervising others. This is not a background of management alone
• Willing and able to physically do the assembly, solder, and test work yourself, every day, not just direct it
• Experience managing hourly staff, including hiring, scheduling, and coaching
• Comfortable reading and enforcing written procedures (SOPs)
• Clear, direct communicator who can solve problems on the spot
• High volume production experience with the ability to fill any production role on the line
• Microelectronics soldering experience
• Willing to complete and maintain certifications: ESD handling, solder certification, lithium battery safety

Strongly preferred

• Direct experience configuring and using MRP or manufacturing order management systems
• Epoxy potting process experience
• Printed circuit board assembly In Circuit Test (ICT) process experience
• Pick-pack-ship hands-on experience
• GMP and Lean Manufacturing experience

A plus

• Experience with new-product introduction or small-batch production