Production Supervisor - Robotics Assembly

Tutor Intelligence builds and deploys autonomous palletizing and case-pick robots at customer facilities across the US. Our Watertown, MA manufacturing facility is scaling production of our Cassie robot toward 1,000+ robots by 2028, and we're looking for a Production Supervisor to lead the Cassie assembly and test line.

The Role You'll lead a team of assembly and test technicians building the Cassie robot subassemblies. You'll own daily output, quality, and safety, and you'll help build the processes our scale-up depends on. This is a working leadership role: you'll be on the floor and jump in with the team when needed. You'll report to the Head of Manufacturing.

What You'll Do

• Lead, schedule and develop a team of production technicians to hit daily and weekly Cassie build targets

• Own line performance: throughput, first-pass yield, on-time delivery and labor efficiency

• Run daily start-up meetings, track KPIs, and escalate risks early

• Drive root cause and corrective action on build and test failures with Production Engineering

• Create and maintain work instructions, standard work and visual management

• Bring engineering changes (ECOs) onto the line on schedule without disrupting output

• Enforce safety, ESD and 5S standards, plus traceability in our MES (ION)

• Hire, cross-train and coach technicians, and build future leads

• Lead a shift independently and hand off cleanly to the other shift supervisor as we move to two shifts

• Train and certify new and contract technicians quickly using standard work, skills matrices and sign-offs

• Make sure every ECO and redline is posted at the station, briefed to the team, and verified across all robots in WIP

• Own shift attendance and expectations, holding the team accountable fairly and consistently

• Take field and test defects back to the line, correct the cause, and confirm the fix on every affected robot

What You Bring

• 3+ years supervising technicians in electromechanical assembly (robotics, automation or capital equipment preferred)

• Hands-on with mechanical assembly, cable harnesses, and basic electrical troubleshooting and test; willing to jump in on the line alongside the team

• A track record of improving a line, not just running one, and building processes where none exist yet

• A quality-first mindset: you protect first-pass yield and will stop the line when something is wrong

• Working knowledge of Lean methods and structured problem solving (5 Whys, fishbone, 8D)

• Comfort with an MES/ERP and managing by data

• A people developer who gives direct feedback and grows their team

• Clear communicator who works well with Engineering and Supply Chain and stays calm under pressure

• Experience leading a large contract or temporary workforce through high turnover

• Able to spot workmanship defects such as bad crimps, swapped wires and poor strain relief, and willing to stop a robot from moving forward until it is right

• Comfortable working a second shift

Nice to Have

• Experience at a startup or on a new production line ramp

• Lean Six Sigma certification

• Experience with industrial robot arms or mobile robots

• IPC/WHMA-A-620 or IPC-A-610 certification

• A degree or certification in a technical field