Vast

Aerospace

ManufacturingCoordinator

$65–85k ~AI est. Hawthorne, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Aerospace
Problems you'll solve

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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