Production Supervisor
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value due to leadership responsibilities and engagement in innovative clean energy projects, with potential for growth in a developing company.
- Lead teams in innovative energy production
- Integration of safety and quality processes
- Growth potential in expanding clean tech firm
- Management experience valuable in this role
Pros
- Leading teams in high-tech energy manufacturing
- Focus on safety and quality in production
- Expanding company in the clean technology sector
Cons
- Management experience required in a demanding environment
- Possible stress due to performance targets
- Variable working conditions due to factory setting
Who it's for
Mid-level Management • On-site in Austin, TX
Good fit
- Seasoned supervisors and managers
- Leaders passionate about safety and quality in manufacturing
- Individuals wanting to impact clean energy technology
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without leadership experience
- Individuals disinclined to hands-on management roles
- Those favoring typical office jobs over industrial settings
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
About Aalo Atomics
Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced microreactors. Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future.
About the role
You will lead a crew of welders, fabricators, and shop support personnel to safely build high-quality SMR modules on schedule. You’ll own daily execution on the floor: Lead people, Champion safety, quality, and flow—coordinating with Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to meet Production milestones / targets, reduce rework, and drive continuous improvement.
What you'll do
- Lead shop personnel: Assign work, set expectations, coach, and develop cross-skills (welding/fitting/assembly).
- Champion a zero-incident culture; enforce PPE, housekeeping (5S), and safe crane/forklift use; lead incident response and corrective actions.
- Build staffing plans and shift rotations; approve timecards; manage attendance and performance (including union interfaces if applicable).
- Conduct skills assessments; assign WPS-appropriate welders based on WQTRs and process (GTAW/SMAW/FCAW/GMAW/SAW).
- Ensure travelers/routers are followed; maintain pace to takt; call and clear holds; coordinate with material handlers for kitting/ staging.
- Hold the standard on quality and workmanship
- Verify documentation is complete and legible for audits.
- Partner manufacturing engineering to optimize facility and processes.
Qualifications
Required
- 5+ years in heavy fabrication/welding or pressure boundary manufacturing
- Demonstrated leadership of welders, fabricators, and assemblers in a high mix / low volume, high consequence environment.
- Proficiency reading blueprints, weld symbols, WPSs, and travelers; experience coordinating NDE activities.
- Comfortable with ERP/MRP, basic Excel, and shop-floor data capture.
- Strong safety mindset; experience with LOTO, hot work, rigging, and crane operations.
Preferred
- 2+ years in a lead/supervisor role.
- Experience in SMR (nuclear) or critical pressure equipment manufacturing.
- Experience working within ASME Section III / VIII, NQA‑1 QA programs
- AWS CWI/CWS, or welder qualification management experience.
Physical
- Stand/walk 8–10 hours; lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs; bend/reach frequently; operate material handling equipment; work in a warehouse environment with seasonal temperature variation.
