Production Materials Coordinator II - Water Spider (Aerospace)

Location: Austin, TX, United States; on-site. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations for space technology export regulations.

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Stage, replenish, and transport materials, components, consumables, tooling, fixtures, and work-in-process across multiple manufacturing work cells.
• Deliver materials according to production schedules and work-order priorities, and remove completed assemblies, scrap, nonconforming material, and excess inventory.
• Maintain organized, clean, and audit-ready production areas through labeling, visual controls, material staging, and point-of-use inventory management.
• Record material movements in ERP, MES, and other manufacturing systems to maintain accurate inventory and work-in-process visibility.
• Support cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, shortage investigations, traceability activities, line changeovers, and work-cell setup.
• Coordinate with Production, Inventory Control, Quality, Logistics, Planning, and Manufacturing Engineering to resolve material constraints and improve production flow.

Requirements

• 0–3 years of experience in manufacturing, production support, inventory control, materials management, logistics, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing material flow, inventory control, and work-in-process management.
• Ability to read work orders, bills of material, pick lists, labels, travelers, and other production documentation.
• Familiarity with ERP, MRP, MES, or inventory management systems, including inventory transactions and material traceability.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, communication, and issue-escalation skills in a fast-paced production environment.
• Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements for space technology work.

Nice to have

• Experience in electronics, aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of ESD controls, FOD prevention, and nonconforming material handling.
• Experience with production work cells, point-of-use replenishment, barcode scanners, handheld devices, or electronic manufacturing documentation.
• Associate degree, technical certification, vocational training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work in a cross-functional manufacturing environment.
• Collaboration across Production, Inventory Control, Quality, Logistics, Planning, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Work includes compliance with safety, quality, ESD, FOD, documentation, and material-handling procedures.