Evening Mechanical Production Lead

Rocket Lab; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks a Supervisor - Mechanical Production (Evening Shift) to lead up to 20 technicians in our Electron production environment in New Zealand. You will oversee quality, delivery, costs, safety, and continuous improvement on the evening shift (Mon-Thurs 15:00-01:30).

Responsibilities include assigning tasks, ensuring procedures are followed, maintaining quality, training, and reporting metrics to drive performance. Strong leadership and aerospace QA experience are essential.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, NCEA level 2 (60+ credits) or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience.
• 3 years of quality assurance inspection in aviation/aerospace manufacturing.
• Proven ability to manage resources to meet expected production rate increases.
• Demonstrated capability in aligning capacity to production forecasts.
• Proven ability to develop leadership skills in direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise up to 20 technicians to meet quality standards and production schedules.
• Take full responsibility for health and safety within your area and ensure all procedures are followed.
• Assign workflow and delegate daily tasks effectively to optimize production efficiency.
• Maintain quality standards for all work in your designated functional area.
• Manage the team's skills matrix and ensure required training and certifications are completed.
• Conduct root-cause-analysis and implement production-related corrective action plans.
• Authorise the release of flight components to the next workstation in accordance with procedures.
• Report on daily team metrics and outputs to drive performance and continuous improvement.
• Support R&D activities and assist with pre-production manufacturing processes.
• Provide immediate performance feedback and develop leadership capabilities in direct reports.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Production supervision

Quality assurance

Root cause analysis

Training & development

Workflow management

Communication

Education

High School diploma / NCEA Level 2

Job description

Rocket Lab seeks a Supervisor - Mechanical Production (Evening Shift) to lead up to 20 technicians in our Electron production environment in New Zealand. You will oversee quality, delivery, costs, safety, and continuous improvement on the evening shift (Mon-Thurs 15:00-01:30).

Responsibilities include assigning tasks, ensuring procedures are followed, maintaining quality, training, and reporting metrics to drive performance. Strong leadership and aerospace QA experience are essential.