Director of Manufacturing, Operations & Assembly - Core Components

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

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, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for financial and operational execution a portfolio supporting all vehicles across the Business Unit.

This role may be based in Merritt Island, FL or Kent, WA. This includes leading a skilled, interdisciplinary team across multiple sites across the Blue Enterprise.

This is a hands-on position that requires the ability to communicate the vision, strategy and tactical application of cost-effective strategies and key deliverables. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

We are looking for someone to apply their leadership skills, technical expertise, and commitment to safety and quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Champion safety always and first-time quality across all functions while growing and developing your team at all levels.
• Lead manufacturing operations to include manufacturing engineering, quality, tooling engineering, supply chain, and production execution for a portfolio and work centers across multiple Blue Operations sites as required.
• Direct initiatives and strategies that deliver common components which are cost effective, high quality, meet or exceed operational performance requirements supporting vehicle development of all programs that are part of the a Business Unit.
• Implement methods to increase engineering, production efficiency, quality, and productivity to include factory flow and higher throughput within existing floor space, improving first pass yield, increased overall output, improved learning curve, and improving supplier on time delivery.
• Propagate key operational learnings and best practices to support improvement across Operations.
• Analyze processes and operations at the micro and macro levels followed by implementing high impact improvements for safety and quality that reduces unit cost and accelerates delivery schedules.
• Oversee the development and implementation of data driven systems with a lean approach with a focus on delivering results.
• Leverage Blue Origin’s Leadership Principles to cultivate a trusting, learning culture of leaders through continuous feedback, coaching and robust development opportunities. Foster a “One Team Mindset”.

Qualifications:

• Proven knowledge in building or transforming successful production operation organizations and leading large-scale change management initiatives that influence culture, define tools & processes and improve competencies.
• BA or BS degree or equivalent experience with emphasis in Operation Management or Manufacturing Engineering and progressive responsibility increases.
• 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience
• Strong knowledge and applied experiences in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Experience leading, growing and developing large teams in a multi-business unit integrated supply chain organization.
• Advanced knowledge in designing and building successful delivery of manufacturing, production, assembly, procurement, and logistics in a low volume high complexity environment.
• Strong business acumen. Demonstrated experience challenging the status quo, driving change, and teaching and motivating individuals to develop and implement new ways of thinking and doing business.
• Successful experience in hiring and developing great people with various skill sets.
• Understands how to create and manage work cell standard work and track deviation from that standard work.
• Experience managing capital improvements and layout.
• Highly effective and professional verbal and written communication skills with team, internal customers and suppliers that includes a strong focus on teamwork and internal/external customer satisfaction.
• An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication.