Manufacturing Coordinator

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p>Vast is looking for a <strong>Manufacturing Coordinator</strong>, reporting to the<strong> Logistics Specialist, E-2 , </strong>to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>This will be a <strong>full-time</strong>, <strong>non-exempt </strong>position located in our<strong> Hawthorne </strong>location. </p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Support end to end flow of material from receiving through inspection, inventory, allocation, and use on the shop floor</li>
<li>Execute inventory, shipping, receiving, kitting, inspection, cycle counting, and material allocation activities to support production and development</li>
<li>Coordinate with Shipping and Receiving, Quality Inspection, Procurement, Inventory, Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, and the to keep material moving efficiently</li>
<li>Prepare, organize, stage, and prioritize received material for inspection to improve receiving speed, inspection flow, and parts-to-inventory cycle time</li>
<li>Maintain accurate transactions, labeling, storage, traceability, and segregation of material, including serialized, lot-controlled, bonded, MRB, and nonconforming inventory</li>
<li>Support machine shop and production floor readiness by ensuring required parts, raw material, consumables, kits, tools, and documentation are available when needed</li>
<li>Identify and implement process improvements that improve inventory accuracy, cycle count quality, receiving performance, material availability, and overall shop floor execution</li>
<li>Cross train to support other departments when needed.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2+ years of experience in inventory control, shipping and receiving, warehouse operations, logistics, production support, manufacturing operations, or a related field</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Preferred Skills & Experience</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience in the aerospace industry, aviation, military, or other high-reliability operating environments</li>
<li>Experience safely operating forklifts, scissor lifts, pallet jacks, carts, and other material handling equipment in a warehouse or manufacturing environment</li>
<li>Experience in the assembly and testing of propulsion systems</li>
<li>Experience working in a fast paced manufacturing, production, warehouse, or operations environment</li>
<li>Experience using ERP, MES, WMS, or similar systems to complete inventory transactions, material movements, receiving activity, or production support tasks</li>
<li>Strong attention to detail with a demonstrated commitment to inventory accuracy, traceability, documentation, and accountability</li>
<li>Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and respond quickly to changing production or shop-floor priorities</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as needed</li>
<li>Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs. unassisted</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Pay Range</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Manufacturing Coordinator I: $19.00 - $25.00</li>
<li> Manufacturing Coordinator II: $22.00 - $30.00</li>
<li> Senior Manufacturing Coordinator: $28.00 - $38.00</li>
</ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range: California</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$19</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$38 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS<br></strong><br>Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.</p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><strong><br>U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS<br><br></strong>The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/section-120.62">22 C.F.R. § 120.62</a> or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.<br><br></p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY</strong><br><br>Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</p></div>