Work Center- Production Control Specialist III

Application close date:

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

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of professionals, you join a team of Production Control Specialists responsible for coordinating and controlling manufacturing activities 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

• Shifts available:

  • A-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

• Utilize production, operations planning, and engineering support to eliminate internal and external blockers to deliver product on time

• Push/Pull work into the ship 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:

• Bachelors Degree or 4+ years of professional manufacturing experience

• 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

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Ca