Supervisor-Production - CA - Garden Grove, United States
$70,304 - $128,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 May 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 29 September 2026.
About the role
The Production Supervisor leads and coordinates all manufacturing activities, optimizing the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies across functional groups. The role oversees operations within a military or aerospace electronic manufacturing environment.
What you'll do
- Develop, review, and maintain the master manufacturing schedule and material delivery schedules to ensure established product delivery dates are met. - Evaluate sales orders, budgets, product specifications, operation travelers, inventory lists, and production rates to establish efficient allocation of parts, materials, machines, and workflow. - Maintain production budgets, including Material Estimate to Complete data, and distribute work orders indicating unit counts, types, and target completion dates. - Enforce standard operating policies and procedures covering ESD, contamination control, traceability, MSDS, and safety. - Supervise personnel by assigning daily tasks, administering performance reviews, monitoring goals, overseeing training, and resolving grievances. - Coordinate across manufacturing, engineering, and planning to resolve production bottlenecks and expedite workflow.
What you'll need
- BA degree, trade school, or equivalent education in Material and Production Control technology. - Minimum of 5 years of supervisory or managerial experience in a military or aerospace electronic manufacturing environment, including at least 2 years of hands-on material/production control and stockroom experience in an electronics manufacturing area. - Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with MRP systems. - Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering blueprints, schematics, drawings, parts lists, SOWs, and military specifications. - Proficiency in MS Office and standard computing tools. - Ability to lift up to 35 pounds and meet US export control compliance requirements (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual).
Nice to have
- Experience with ISO-9000 and ISO-9001 quality systems. - Experience with IPC-A-610 and IPC-J-STD-001 standards. - Experience with self-management or team-managed operational structures. - Direct work experience involving space-related equipment.
Skills: manufacturing activities, optimizing the flow of materials, standard operating procedures, production budgets, material delivery schedules
This role has been open 124 days — well above the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2491
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Microchip Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (2491 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 53 | 2491 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 116 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 58 d | 53 d (+5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: manufacturing activities, optimizing the flow of materials, standard operating procedures, production budgets, material delivery schedules
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 365 open roles · median 79 d
- Applied Materials · 260 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 212 open roles · median 43 d
- Lam Research · 112 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 99 open roles · median 46 d
- ASML · 68 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 2491 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.