Evening-Shift Lead, Composites Production

Rocket Lab Corp.; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking an operationally-focused Supervisor – Composites Production to join our Production team on the Evening Shift at APC. This is a shop-floor leadership role where you'll be accountable for team performance on both schedule delivery and quality, keeping the wheels turning by supporting, unblocking, and enabling your team to execute and succeed.

You'll lead Leading Hands and team leaders, own 2-week to 2-month planning, ensure compliance to specifications, identify risks, and

Qualifications

• Proven operational leadership experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of composites assemblies and production processes.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow manufacturing instructions and drawings.
• Demonstrated capability to create project plans with accurate time estimates.
• Competent to inspect and sign off work completed by technicians to Rocket Lab standards.
• Experience with production planning, scheduling, and resource management.
• Track record of driving continuous improvement and team performance.

Responsibilities

• Drive team performance to meet overall production schedules and quality standards.
• Lead and support Leading Hands and team leaders to achieve team objectives and remove blockers.
• Own 2-week to 2-month team planning including releasing LN production orders and maintaining accurate schedules.
• Ensure quality and compliance to specifications for all work from teams in your area.
• Identify schedule risks and execute mitigation plans with customer/supplier departments.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and drive innovation within your teams.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and 1-on-1s with direct reports, providing honest and constructive feedback.
• Monitor training and cross-training to eliminate single points of failure and build team resilience.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) from engineering development to full rate production.

Skills

Operational leadership

Composites knowledge

Reading drawings

Project planning

Quality sign-off

Production planning

Scheduling

Resource management

Continuous improvement

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking an operationally-focused Supervisor – Composites Production to join our Production team on the Evening Shift at APC. This is a shop-floor leadership role where you'll be accountable for team performance on both schedule delivery and quality, keeping the wheels turning by supporting, unblocking, and enabling your team to execute and succeed.

You'll lead Leading Hands and team leaders, own 2-week to 2-month planning, ensure compliance to specifications, identify risks, and