Blue Origin

Test Scheduler/Planner

Blue Origin$80K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Production Management, Business Management, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management preferred.
  • 3-5 years of production control planning and scheduling experience in aerospace manufacturing.
  • Experience in scheduling in production or test environments.
  • Ability to read and understand technical documents like blueprints and schematics.
  • Proficiency in creating and maintaining schedules using CPM methodology in MS Project or Primavera P6.
  • Willingness to work a full-time schedule including travel, overtime, or on-call duties.
  • Digital literacy.

Responsibilities

  • Develop detailed testing schedules based on program timelines and resource availability.
  • Manage schedules across programs ensuring alignment with actual work capacities.
  • Evaluate product scope to create tactical schedules using scheduling systems.
  • Identify and analyze solutions for schedule recovery when necessary.
  • Collaborate with production and test teams to accommodate manufacturing needs.
  • Coordinate activities with multiple departments to ensure production specifications are met.
  • Monitor status and report updates on testing priorities.
  • Perform schedule variance analysis and integrate with production work centers.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability.
  • 401(k) with company match up to 5%.
  • Education Support Program.
  • Paid Time Off including up to four weeks and 14 paid 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 hardworking team of specialists you will be responsible for all aspects of creating, analyzing and communicating detailed testing schedules using industry standard scheduling software. You will collaborate with test and manufacturing operations leaders, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Production Control to ensure work is efficiency planned with all risks identified.

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!

Responsibilities Include:
  • Develops the schedule for testing based on program schedule, customer ask date, labor, and resource availability, and expected precedence.
  • Manages schedules for all programs we support as Test. Provides detailed information to Test Engineering to ensure scheduled completion dates align with actual work center capacities, capabilities, and historical performance.
  • Evaluates product scope and creates tactical schedules using scheduling systems (MS Project & Primavera P6). Controls the scope of work released to Production Control for management and execution.
  • When schedule recovery is necessary, identifies and analyzes solutions and bottlenecks, including forward and reverse scheduling methods.
  • Works closely with production and test teams to determine the needs and constraints of the manufacturing shop floor, technicians and schedules work accordingly.
  • Coordinates interdepartmental activity with Program Management, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Engineering to ensure production and customer specifications are accurate and production schedules are timely.
  • Monitors status and provides regular updates to management on upcoming testing priorities.
  • Updates visual management boards and Tier boards with current job/program status.
  • Performs schedule and scope variance analysis and integrates schedules with the production WC
  • Works on problems of various scope where analysis of data requires evaluation and judgement.


Qualifications:
  • BA/BS Production Management, Business Management, Industrial Engineering and/or Supply Chain Management preferred.
  • 3-5 years recent production control planning and scheduling experience within an aerospace manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Experience in scheduling within production or test environments preferred
  • Read and understands technical documents including blueprints and schematics.
  • Experience in creating and maintaining schedules with CPM methodology in MS Project or Primavera P6.
  • Able to work full time schedule, including occasional travel, overtime, or on-call work.
  • Based upon job duties, may need to work in various areas that may cause exposure to fumes, dust, toxic or caustic chemicals (well below OSHA exposure guidelines), outdoor weather, moving mechanical parts and/or be part of a hearing conservation program due to noise levels around certain equipment.
  • Digital literacy


Desired Skills and Experience:
  • Manufacturing Lead, supplier management, program management experience highly desired.
  • Excellent computer skills with Primavera P6, MS Project, MS Excel, Power Query, SQL, MS Office, and ERP experience with MRP execution desired.
  • Testing experience with strong focus on capacity planning experience preferred.
  • Excellent written /verbal communications skills
  • Demonstrates understanding and is able to apply continuous improvement terminology/tools: LEAN, Six Sigma principles/DFSS/Lean design principles, Value Stream, and K


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.
Learn more about Blue Origin
Size
3,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2000

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