Careers

Role

As the Production Planner II at Orbit Fab, you will be responsible for supporting our Production and Manufacturing team on assembly inventory management and production management. To succeed, you will need to be extremely detail oriented, process driven and an exceptional communicator.

Responsibilities

• Develop production schedules to meet top assembly build requirements and sales needs

• Plan, schedule and drive procurement needs of materials for manufacturing of mechanical assemblies and products

• Utilize planning tools and systems to maintain accurate data, status and reporting of WIP

• Track build execution, BOM and revision management of hardware

• Support production development, application, prototyping and introduction of new or alternate part materials to the assembly line

• Process development and documentation for hardware builds and test production

• Provide input for continuous process improvement, develop more refined ways of manufacturing and assembling mechanical parts and components

Required Qualifications:

• US Person (US Citizen or Permanent Resident)

• 2+ years working in manufacturing or planner capacity, preferably working on space qualified hardware or precision mechanical assembly environment

• Bachelor’s degree, or in lieu of degree, candidates with 4-6 years of directly related professional experience

• Familiarity with mechanical parts, machining, kitting parts, inventory control and purchasing processes for assembly piece parts

• Possess strong problem solving and communication abilities

• Familiarity with MRP and ERP systems

• Collaborative and team focused

• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, strategic, problem solving and statistical skills

• An effective sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, small company environment

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with MS Project, Excell, Access

• Aerospace Workmanship Standards: J-STD-001 Space Addendum, NASA STD 8739

• Space environmental testing and test flow (ie. Shock, Vibration, TVAC, Thermal, Life, Functional, etc.)

• Planning automation, lean manufacturing, and process improvement background

• Familiarity with streamline enterprise planning and API web tools

The estimated salary range for this position is $65,000-105,000

If you feel you would succeed in the role above, we encourage you to apply regardless of whether or not you meet all of the requirements listed.

Location and Benefits

Orbit Fab is based out of Lafayette, Colorado and all roles are based in Colorado. We offer fully covered benefits, discretionary time off and flexible work hours.

Eligibility

Some job roles may be limited to US Persons (22 CFR 120.62 “U.S. person”).

Orbit Fab Inc does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.