Production Planner I: Plan & Prioritize Rocket Production

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Comprehensive medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

EV charging subsidies

Onsite fitness centers

Snacks & beverages

Merchandise discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Production Planner I to manage work orders and material flow within MRP, coordinating with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Finance to maintain schedules and lead times. You will release orders to Production and kit requests to Inventory while ensuring accurate part master data.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 4+ years of experience, strong MRP proficiency, and experience expediting production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of work experience (4+ years total work experience).
• Proven ability to conduct clear build reviews, and expedite materials through production.
• Knowledge of Production Planning fundamentals for master data management, batch processing, and issue ticket disposition.
• Proficient in MRP systems.
• Proficient in MS Office, ERP systems, math and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supply and fulfilment planning within MRP for Production work orders.
• Responsible for releasing work orders to Production, and kit requests to Inventory
• Accountable for creating visibility of material position (with line of balance reports, material shortage reports, clear to build reports, etc.)
• Responsible for supporting prioritization and expediting subassemblies to support integration timeline.
• Accountable for ensuring part master data within MRP is accurate for Production parts
• Understand material demand and accuracy of configuration
• Work in a cross functional team environment as a strong team player and demonstrate ability to work with other functional groups to achieve company-wide goals.
• Other duties asked by your manager, relevant to your role

Skills

MRP systems

Build reviews & expediting

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office & analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (4+ years)

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

MRP systems

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Production Planner I to manage work orders and material flow within MRP, coordinating with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Finance to maintain schedules and lead times. You will release orders to Production and kit requests to Inventory while ensuring accurate part master data.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 4+ years of experience, strong MRP proficiency, and experience expediting production.