# Lead Production Technician, AFS (2nd Shift)

**Company**: Anduril Frontier Systems (AFS)
**Location**: Santa Ana, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $33-$43 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Frontier Systems (AFS) is seeking a Lead Production Technician to join their manufacturing team at their HQ in Costa Mesa, CA.

The Lead Production Technician will lead a team of highly talented technicians to produce UAS for strategic military and commercial customers.

**Responsibilities**

- Report to the Production Manager and work alongside other Production Technicians, leading technician staff in the production and delivery of UAS through factory acceptance

- Apply a higher level of knowledge and skills in hardware assembly, troubleshooting, and repair

- Utilize hand tools, assembly tooling, and general manufacturing equipment

- Follow documented build instructions

- Ensure all operators are following safety procedures and standard work tasks

- Prioritize work activities for operators to achieve target on-time delivery goals

- Participate in 5S and continuous improvement activities

- Complete transactions in computer production systems (MES, NetSuite, JIRA, SQL, Tableau)

- Assist in weekly report out of production progress, blockers, risks, and needs

- Provide training and support to new operators as required

- Complete certification training and maintain required certifications

- Build a positive and collaborative team culture

**Required Qualifications**

- 3+ years experience in production-oriented manufacturing or electro-mechanical technician fields

- Prior experience leading a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

- Experience working with ERP and MES systems (NetSuite, JIRA, SQL, Tableau)

- Understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principals, and change management (ECOs)

- Ability to interpret technical documentation

- Extremely reliable, organized, and detail-oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills

- U.S. Person status is required

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical field

- 2+ years in a lead or production operations role

- Prior hands-on experience with kit, model, or experimental builds

- Lean six sigma green belt certified

- Working knowledge of AS9100 standards and OSHA laws

- A&P certification a plus

- Experience in UAS industries

- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance

## Skills

### Required
- hardware assembly
- troubleshooting
- repair
- hand tools
- assembly tooling
- manufacturing equipment
- MES systems
- NetSuite
- JIRA
- SQL
- Tableau
- LEAN manufacturing

### Nice to have
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical field
- Lean six sigma green belt certified
- AS9100 standards
- OSHA laws
- A&P certification
- UAS industries

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