Space-Grade Production Planner I

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Stock purchase plan

Medical plans

Dental & vision

Paid time off

11 holidays

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

EV charging subsidy

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted merch

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is hiring a Production Planner I for on-site work to manage manufacturing work orders and production schedules. You will liaise with Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure lead times, priorities, and timelines are clear for build readiness.

The role emphasizes master data accuracy, material planning, and visibility into material position while supporting expedites of subassemblies. Strong knowledge of MRP, ERP, and MS Office is required.

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.
• Experience 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

Build reviews

Expedite materials

MRP fundamentals

MRP systems

MS Office

ERP systems

Math

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is hiring a Production Planner I for on-site work to manage manufacturing work orders and production schedules. You will liaise with Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure lead times, priorities, and timelines are clear for build readiness.

The role emphasizes master data accuracy, material planning, and visibility into material position while supporting expedites of subassemblies. Strong knowledge of MRP, ERP, and MS Office is required.