Production Control Specialist (Nights/ B Shift) - Orbital Launch Site

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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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

The team at New Glenn’s Orbital Launch Site is driven by safety and teamwork, alongside unparalleled execution and leadership. At LC-36, you will play a crucial role in historic missions and partner with a galaxy-class team that drives New Glenn to new heights! Blue Origin’s Road to space lifts off here. 

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!

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
• Work 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift, as well as overtime, when necessary.

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

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.

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: Blue’s 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

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