Inventory Specialist

Insight Global; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite role

9x80 schedule

Contract position

Extension potential

Competitive pay

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Inventory Specialist I/II to support aerospace production teams, ensuring materials, hardware, tooling, and resources are available for scheduled work. You will coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations, proactively addressing shortages and maintaining accurate material readiness.

The role is onsite on a 9x80 schedule for an initial 6-month contract with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Experience tracking and maintaining inventory of hardware, tools, consumables, or production materials.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience supporting operations, manufacturing, assembly, integration, or production teams.
• Ability to interpret work instructions, operational requirements, or production schedules.
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across multiple teams.
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve material shortages or inventory discrepancies.
• Aerospace, spacecraft, satellite, aviation, or defense industry experience.
• Experience supporting production, integration, test, launch, or mission operations activities.
• Familiarity with hardware kitting, material staging, and production readiness processes.
• Experience utilizing inventory management systems, ERP systems, or material tracking tools.
• Experience managing calibrated tools and equipment inventories.
• Knowledge of inventory auditing, cycle counts, and configuration control practices.
• Experience working in manufacturing, clean room, or highly regulated environments.
• Understanding of engineering drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), or work orders.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in mission-critical or schedule-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Review work orders and operational requirements to verify material readiness.
• Ensure all required hardware and consumables are available and tracked.
• Coordinate calibration status of equipment and maintain organized inventory systems.
• Act as primary contact for material/inventory needs on the production floor and resolve shortages.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations to support mission success.

Skills

Inventory management

Cross-functional coordination

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Aerospace industry experience

Production materials handling

Troubleshooting shortages

Tools

ERP systems

Material tracking tools

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an Inventory Specialist I/II to support operations teams and ensure they have the materials, hardware, tooling, and resources needed to successfully execute spacecraft production, integration, test, and launch preparation activities. This role serves as a critical link between inventory, production, engineering, and operations teams to ensure work can be executed efficiently and without delays.The Inventory Specialist will support upcoming operations by reviewing work orders and operational requirements, verifying material readiness, and ensuring all required hardware and consumables are available and properly tracked. Responsibilities include managing inventory of adhesives, tapes, bolts, tooling, and other production materials; coordinating calibration status of equipment; maintaining organized inventory systems; and ensuring production teams have everything required to execute scheduled work.This individual will act as a primary point of contact for material and inventory needs on the production floor, proactively identifying shortages, resolving logistical issues, and working cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams to support mission success. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced environment supporting complex aerospace hardware.This position is an initial 6-month contract with opportunity to extend. This is an onsite position working a 9x80 schedule.Pay Rate $30-$50/hr

Skills and Requirements

• Experience tracking and maintaining inventory of hardware, tools, consumables, or production materials.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience supporting operations, manufacturing, assembly, integration, or production teams.
• Ability to interpret work instructions, operational requirements, or production schedules.
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across multiple teams.
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve material shortages or inventory discrepancies.
• Aerospace, spacecraft, satellite, aviation, or defense industry experience.
• Experience supporting production, integration, test, launch, or mission operations activities.
• Familiarity with hardware kitting, material staging, and production readiness processes.
• Experience utilizing inventory management systems, ERP systems, or material tracking tools.
• Experience managing calibrated tools and equipment inventories.
• Knowledge of inventory auditing, cycle counts, and configuration control practices.
• Experience working in manufacturing, clean room, or highly regulated environments.
• Understanding of engineering drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), or work orders.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in mission-critical or schedule-driven environments.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].