Production Cleaning Technician I

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA is seeking a Production Cleaning Technician for our Long Beach headquarters to maintain cleanliness and safety of production areas. You will follow strict schedules, clean around sensitive flight hardware, and collaborate with production teams to minimize disruption and uphold quality standards.

This role requires independence, strong communication, and the ability to read manufacturing instructions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant industry experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet and maintain high standards of quality and cleanliness.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to work extended hours when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of production areas and offices.
• Follow company cleaning schedules and protocols with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with production teams to minimize disruption and protect sensitive flight hardware.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent worker

Reading drawings

Team collaboration

Job description

ABOUT ROCKET LAB

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity's reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.

FACILITIES

Rocket Lab's Facilities team is responsible for maintenance, operations, and improvements projects across our locations, making sure that the facilities our teams use every day are well looked after and operating as they should.

PRODUCTION CLEANING TECHNICIAN

The Production Cleaning Technician is an integral member of the Facilities Team, with a dedicated focus on maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of our Headquarters facility. This role requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, while also collaborating effectively with colleagues as needed. The technician is expected to strictly adhere to company-established cleaning schedules and protocols at all times.

Collaboration with all production departments is essential to ensure that cleaning activities are carried out efficiently and with minimal disruption to ongoing production operations. The technician must exercise the utmost care and respect when working around sensitive flight hardware and equipment, ensuring that their activities do not introduce any additional risks to the production environment.

As a Production Cleaning Technician, you will take a hands-on approach to cleaning, maintaining, and enhancing the cleanliness standards of the Long Beach Facilities. Your efforts will directly support the overall production and launch schedule by upholding the highest standards of facility cleanliness and safety.

YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant industry experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet and maintain high standards of quality and cleanliness
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow detailed manufacturing instructions and technical drawings
• Strong work ethic with a proactive approach to taking on additional responsibilities; willingness to work extended hours when necessary

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work in environments with electrical hazards, chemical exposure, temperature variations, and noise
• Wear required PPE as assigned, which may include safety glasses, gloves, respirators, and/or other protective clothing for extended periods
• Move between buildings, labs, and work areas, as needed
• Lift, carry, push and pull materials and equipment up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, and varied shifts as operational needs require
• Manage cleaning supply inventory
• Ability to support facilities maintenance team with office moves, furniture assembly/moving, escorting and vendor support when needed.

Hourly Pay Range (CA Only)

$18.85—$23.56 USD

WHAT TO EXPECT

We're on a mission to unlock the potential of space to improve life on Earth, but that's not an easy task. It takes hard work, determination, relentless innovation, teamwork, grit, and an unwavering commitment to achieving what others often deem impossible. Our people out-think, out-work, and out-pace. We pride ourselves on having each other's backs, checking our egos at the door, and rolling up our sleeves on all tasks big and small. We thrive under pressure, work to tight deadlines, and our focus is always on how we can deliver, rather than dwelling on the challenges that stand in the way.

Important information:

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. Learn more about ITAR here.

Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for the application/interview process for a job in the United States should contact Giulia Johnson at [e-mail] dedicated resource is intended solely to assist job seekers with disabilities whose disability prevents them from being able to apply/interview. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND OFFICES ONLY:

For security reasons, background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality. For more information on these Regulations, click here ITAR Regulations.