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.
This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Facilities, and Security. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.
As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of professionals, you join a value stream responsible for rocket engine production. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of production planning and control. We will establish, maintain and coordinate production schedules with manufacturing and assembly areas. We put a strong emphasis on teamwork, as our Specialist are directly involved with projects and problem-solving and succeed through active engagement with the team.
We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
Special Mentions:
- Relocation provided
- desk in production to best support our operations
- Travel expected up to 5% of the time
- Shifts available:
- day shift
- Interviews will include a technical assessment
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide tactical and strategic scheduling expertise to our team
- Coordinate and review input from engineering, manufacturing suppliers, Master Scheduling and other support functions
- Work across all departments to ensure plans align with product delivery
- Ensure tooling, fixturing, programs, people, etc. are properly scheduled to facilitate an efficient production schedule
- Drive Entry/Exit rates of assigned hardware across factory to ensure demand is met
- Support accuracy of internal logistics movement of critical work
- Maintain inventory level to support production
- Utilize production, operations planning, and engineering support to eliminate internal and external blockers to deliver product on time
- Push/Pull work into the planning to improve lead times, reduce stagnation, and meet schedule needs
- Remain abreast and knowledgeable regarding applicable facilities and manpower
- Lead efforts to uncover root-cause and develop permanent resolutions on issues found during processing builds as required
- Develop and support efforts to streamline assigned products and automate production processes as applicable
- Organize and communicate the daily priorities to production leads
- Provide daily visibility, weekly status, and monthly reviews on schedule performance
Minimum Qualifications:
- 4+ years of professional manufacturing experience in production or manufacturing planning and scheduling or operations
- 4+ years of MS Office
- 4+ years of practical experience with ERP/MRP systems in production environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel
- 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.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
Preferred Qualifications:
- People leadership experience preferred
- Familiarity with lean principles
- Familiarity with Costpoint MRP or Microsoft Dynamics
Culture Statement
Dont 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 youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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 companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results, or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.