Vast
Aerospace
ManufacturingCoordinator
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optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Manufacturing Coordinator at Vast. Skills: Material flow, Inventory management, Production support. Support end to end flow of material. Execute inventory activities”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve receiving speed; Improve inspection flow; Improve parts-to-inventory cycle time; Improve inventory accuracy; Improve cycle count quality; Improve receiving performance; Improve material availability; Improve overall shop floor execution
Industry & Context.
Process improvement
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years experience in inventory control, 2+ years experience in shipping and receiving, 2+ years experience in warehouse operations, 2+ years experience in logistics, 2+ years experience in production support, 2+ years experience in manufacturing operations
What You'll Do.
Support end to end flow of material
Execute inventory activities
Execute shipping activities
Execute receiving activities
Execute kitting activities
Execute inspection activities
Execute cycle counting activities
Execute material allocation activities
Coordinate with Shipping and Receiving
Coordinate with Quality Inspection
Coordinate with Procurement
Coordinate with Inventory
Coordinate with Manufacturing
Coordinate with Engineering
Coordinate with Planning
Prepare received material for inspection
Organize received material for inspection
Stage received material for inspection
Prioritize received material for inspection
Maintain accurate transactions
Maintain accurate labeling
Maintain accurate storage
Maintain accurate traceability
Maintain accurate segregation of material
Support machine shop readiness
Support production floor readiness
Ensure required parts are available
Ensure raw material is available
Ensure consumables are available
Ensure kits are available
Ensure tools are available
Ensure documentation is available
Identify process improvements
Implement process improvements
Cross train to support other departments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Shipping and Receiving; Quality Inspection; Procurement; Inventory; Manufacturing; Engineering; Planning
Full Job Description
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us. Vast is looking for a Manufacturing Coordinator, reporting to the Logistics Specialist, E-2 , to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations. In this role, you will join a team with exciting momentum that has produced and successfully tested fully integrated engine development samples. You will be a key member who will help transition the system from development to production. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Hawthorne location. Responsibilities: Support end to end flow of material from receiving through inspection, inventory, allocation, and use on the shop floor Execute inventory, shipping, receiving, kitting, inspection, cycle counting, and material allocation activities to support production and development Coordinate with Shipping and Receiving, Quality Inspection, Procurement, Inventory, Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, and the to keep material moving efficiently Prepare, organize, stage
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