About Mach Industries
Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.
Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations supporting energetic materials, propellant mixing, and hazardous chemical processing, including operations involving hypergolic substances. This role is responsible for supervising technicians, driving execution to the production schedule, and ensuring all work is performed safely, consistently, and in compliance with approved processes, engineering requirements, and quality standards.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with experience in aerospace, defense, energetics, or other tightly controlled chemical manufacturing environments. This person must balance schedule, quality, and safety while maintaining rigorous process discipline, personnel readiness, and material accountability. The Production Supervisor will play a critical role in scaling production capacity, developing frontline talent, and delivering reliable, traceable hardware and materials ready for downstream operations and testing.
Key Responsibilities
Lead daily production activities involving energetic materials manufacturing, propellant preparation and mixing, batch processing, and controlled handoff to downstream operations and test teams.
Supervise, coach, and develop technicians and lead technicians to strengthen technical execution, accountability, safety awareness, and continuous growth.
Drive daily attainment to production schedules while balancing labor, material availability, approved processing windows, equipment readiness, inspection hold points, and downstream demand.
Enforce compliance with approved procedures for the handling, storage, movement, and disposition of hazardous and reactive chemicals, including hypergolic materials, in partnership with EHS.
Verify personnel training and authorization, required protective measures, pre-task safety reviews, and readiness of engineered controls before work begins; exercise stop-work authority when conditions are unsafe.
Ensure all manufacturing work follows released work instructions, approved process specifications, batch records, engineering requirements, and formal change-control practices.
Maintain strict material and batch traceability, lot genealogy, inventory accountability, process documentation, and configuration control requirements.
Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Planning, Facilities, and Test teams to resolve constraints, evaluate changes, and maintain safe production flow.
Oversee in-process verification, quality hold points, nonconformance escalation, and corrective actions to protect product integrity and prevent recurring issues.
Maintain high standards for 5S, chemical labeling and housekeeping, tool accountability, equipment maintenance, calibration compliance, and organized work areas.
Promote proactive hazard reporting, incident and near-miss escalation, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
Required Qualifications
3–5 years of experience in aerospace, defense, energetics, chemical processing, propulsion, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
2+ years of experience in a leadership role such as Production Supervisor or equivalent shop-floor team…