Blue Origin

Additive Manufacturing Shift Leader - Print Operations

Blue Origin • $113K — $158K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
  • Associate's Degree in a relevant technical discipline with 2 years' hands-on manufacturing experience, or 4 years' relevant manufacturing experience.
  • 3+ years' experience in additive manufacturing or 4+ years in a related aerospace role.
  • A commitment to world-class quality and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated resourcefulness in past assignments.
  • Ability to build trust and maintain positive professional relationships.
  • U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and mentor a team of technicians in additive manufacturing.
  • Address and improve safety concerns proactively.
  • Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
  • Lead daily meetings focusing on safety, quality, and productivity.
  • Promote team efficiency through effective leadership practices.
  • Develop training materials and conduct on-the-job training for compliance.
  • Operate and enhance additive manufacturing machines for optimal production.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as life insurance options.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with a company match up to 5%.
  • Stock options available for regular employees working at least 20 hours/week.
  • Up to four weeks of paid time off per year, plus 14 company holidays.
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will supervise a team of technicians working to produce additively manufactured hardware in support of Blue Origin's launch vehicle and spaceflight programs. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of additively manufactured spaceflight and supporting hardware, continuous improvement, automation, and process development. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Special Mentions:

Shift: Monday - Thursday 230pm - 1am

Relocation: This role is eligible for relocation

Responsibilities:
  • Supervision of personnel, including training, mentoring, coaching, and monitoring of certain performance indicators.
  • Improve safety and address safety concerns as they arise.
  • Support recruiting efforts and onboarding of new team members.
  • Supporting daily stand-up meetings including reviewing safety, quality, productivity, assessing trends, and support resultant continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Promote and inspire team efficacy through practice of leadership principles.
  • Develop training materials, and conduct on-the-job training; ensure team member compliance.
  • Lead facility 5S activities.
  • Operate, maintain, and improve additive manufacturing machines following a standardized workflow that maximizes part quality, machine up-time and production throughput.
  • Execute loading/unloading of machine raw materials, and other machinery and equipment consumables.
  • Understand, follow, and continuously improve upon process documentation, and conduct other activities which promote defect-free products, configuration control, and traceability.
  • Initiate, monitor, and complete builds on various additive machines, and materials.
  • Identify and report off-nominal processes and part-defects, with clear and concise documentation, and communication to appropriate engineering personnel.
  • Track consumables, supplies, and raw materials, and actively maintain ownership of related purchasing activities.
  • Maintain and utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and proactively identify any related shortcomings.
  • Identify job hazard analysis (JHA) shortcomings and aid in their authorship.
  • Practice safe work place techniques.


Qualifications:
  • Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
  • Associate's Degree (2 yr) in a relevant technical discipline with 2 years' minimum hands-on manufacturing experience; or 4 years' minimum relevant hands-on manufacturing experience.
  • 3+ years' experience in additive manufacturing (AM) or 4+ years' experience in related aerospace role.
  • An attitude of world-class quality, attention to detail, and dedication.
  • Demonstrated track record of resourcefulness from previous assignments.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum


Desired:
  • Experience working with 3D printing technology in any capacity.
  • Experience working with polymers and composite materials in a manufacturing setting.


Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $113,158.00 - $158,420.85

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits
  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.


About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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3,000 employees
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Founded
2000

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