Blue Origin

Production Control Specialist II

Blue Origin$78K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of supply chain experience
  • Familiar with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
  • Experience in planning and scheduling activities
  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Office and ERP systems
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
  • Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies like Lean and Six Sigma

Responsibilities

  • Resolve part discrepancies with Production and Materials teams
  • Interface with various company departments as needed
  • Process scrap and manage obsolete inventory in WIP locations
  • Implement and monitor material stocking strategy on production lines
  • Schedule and expedite parts movement via move orders and transfers
  • Provide updates on work in progress and material availability
  • Maintain calibration equipment and ensure compliance with schedules
  • Manage tool libraries and coordinate bench reservations
  • Conduct inspections to ensure proper tool return and lab space usage

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability
  • 401(k) plan with a 5% company match
  • Stock options for regular employees
  • Generous paid time off including up to 4 weeks per year and 14 company-paid holidays
  • Education support program for continued learning
Full Job Description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

This role is part of Blue Origin Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering.Enterprise Engineering (EE) is the nucleus of the engineering culture at Blue Origin which provides technical standards, processes, and expertise which fully leverages Blue’s technical talent and exploits economies of scale across the enterprise to achieve low-cost access to space and profitability to all Blue business units. EE ensures engineering excellence across Blue Origin through strategic deployment of technical expertise (chief engineers, technical fellows, technical library), sustained engineering excellence and innovation through centralized multi-user laboratories, and efficient and well-understood products and processes through engineering tools/standards/processes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Work with Production and Materials teams to resolve part discrepancies

  • May be required to interface with departments throughout the company

  • Must possess good organizational skills, the ability to work well with others, good decision-making skills, and the ability to think outside the box

  • Process Scrap and obsolete inventory from WIP locations as required.

  • Control the proper access and consumption of material and VMI in Avionics Dev Lab and Failure Analysis

  • Implement material stocking strategy on production lines, monitor, control and maintain proper floor stock

  • Schedule and expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders

  • Coordinate interdepartmental activity with warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics and program.

  • Provide detailed status of work in progress, material availability, and communicates constraints to schedule

  • Maintain and manage all calibration equipment ensuring compliance with calibration schedules and standards
  • Track calibration records and coordinate recertification activities for lab equipment and tooling
  • Train lab customers on Scireo Asset Management software for checking out tools and reserving benches
  • Conduct regular walk-through inspections to ensure customers are returning tooling and vacating reserved lab spaces on time
  • Manage tool libraries and ensure proper tool allocation and control across Kent, Denver, and Phoenix Avionics Dev Labs
  • Coordinate bench reservation system and resolve scheduling conflicts
  • Operate forklift to transport and dispose of materials and pallets to their prescribed locations as necessary
  • Maintain organized and safe work areas through proper material handling and disposal practices
  • Assist with creating and updating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab operations and material management
  • Serve as primary point of contact for tool checkout, bench reservation, and lab access questions

Minimum Qualifications

  • 2+ years supply chain experience

  • Experience with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)

  • Experience with activities related to planning and/or scheduling

  • Experience working with a cross functional team

  • Excellent computer skills with MS Office, ERP experience with MRP execution desired.

  • Excellent written /verbal communications skills

  • Demonstrates understanding andis able toapply continuous improvementterminology/tools:LEAN, Six Sigma principles/DFSS/Lean design principles, Value Stream, and Kaizen

Preferred Qualifications

    • Associate or bachelor27s Degree

    • Flexible to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends and travel on occasion

    • Based upon job duties,mayneed to work in various areas that may cause exposure to fumes, dust, toxic or caustic chemicals (well below OSHA and ACGIH exposure guidelines), outdoor weather, moving mechanical parts and/or be part of a hearing conservation program due to noise levels around certain equipment.

    • Mustwear appropriate personal protective equipment as necessary.

    • Experience with ERP systems

    • Ability to handle multiple decisions based on workload dispersion, program priorities and management and customer decisions

    • Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word,etc)

    • Strong interpersonal skills including excellent written and oral communication skills

    • Strong math and analytical skills to solve problems

    • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail


Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $78,749.00 - $110,247.90

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don27t 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 you27re excited about this role but your past experience doesn27t 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.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

  • Required for all positions: Blue27s Standard Background Check

  • Required for Certain Job Profiles:Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

  • Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

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 company27s intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company27s results, or other factors at the company27s 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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Founded
2000

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