Manufacturing Supervisor

About this role:

Pickle Robot is looking for a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead our team of technicians assembling our truck-unloading robots. You’ll oversee day-to-day operations on the manufacturing floor, coordinating and coaching a small team. Your focus will be on ensuring high-quality builds by working closely with engineering and commercial teams to meet a high bar of quality for our customers. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to a dynamic, fast-moving environment.

• Supervise day-to-day operations of the manufacturing floor, coordinating technician workloads and priorities to meet production targets.
• Act as a technical point of escalation for assembly, mechanical, electrical, or troubleshooting challenges.
• Ensure quality control throughout the build process; review work against BOMs, drawings, and specifications.
• Develop and refine manufacturing processes and documentation to improve throughput, safety, and reliability.
• Lead stand-ups, design reviews, and root cause analyses for production issues.
• Partner with engineering on new product introductions, tooling requirements, and design for manufacturability.
• Train and mentor technicians on fabrication techniques, tool usage, and safe work practices.
• Promote a clean, organized, and safety-conscious work environment
• Support hiring and onboarding of new technicians as the team grows.
• Assemble complex robots as part of our Truck Unload manufacturing process.
• Be willing to contribute to functional specs and participate in design reviews.

• 5+ years of experience in mechanical or electromechanical assembly, 
• 2+ years in a lead or supervisory position on a manufacturing team.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with leading workplace software, such as Google Suite, Jira, Slack, ERP System. Experience with On-Shape a plus!
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience assigning and coordinating tasks for manufacturing teams to achieve production goals.
• Proven ability to effectively manage changing and multiple priorities.
• Able to interface with Engineering as required to troubleshoot inaccuracies or other design challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot process and build issues, working with engineering to drive resolution.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a track record of maintaining clean, safe, and efficient workspaces.
• Strong communicator—able to coordinate across teams, set priorities, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Able to split focus between desk-based work and hands-on time on the manufacturing floor, which requires physical activity and long periods of standing.
• Comfortable lifting up to 50 lbs as part of regular duties.
• Willing and able to work from our Charlestown, MA warehouse each day.

About Pickle Robot

Pickle Robot is a pioneer in Physical AI for supply chain applications. Today Pickle robots autonomously unload trucks, trailers, and import containers at human-scale or better performance. The alternative is manual work that is difficult, dirty, sometimes dangerous, and increasingly hard to staff at distribution centers around the globe. Pickle Robot is laser focused on automating truck unloading using generative AI, machine learning, computer vision, advanced sensors, and industrial robotics to deliver engineered products customers rely on. Pickle Robot Unload Systems work alongside people on loading docks to make the work safer, faster, and more efficient. Pickle robots are physical AI that unload trucks.

Pickle provides best-in-class benefits including health, dental, & vision insurance; unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays; 401K contributions of 5% your salary, travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.