Machine Shop Shift Leader - 1st Shift

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

3d•$113,158 - $158,421•Onsite

About The Position

We are a mission-driven team of collaborators, action-takers and problem solvers relentlessly committed to a culture of safety and success. Working as an integral part of a passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will directly impact the future of space flight and ensure the progression of building the road to space through reusable rockets. Through dedication and leadership, your influence will help guide your team to define the future of space flight production. In coordinating all aspects of machining flight vehicle components, you will support various spaceflight systems in the production of parts with high-value, tight tolerance and impeccable quality: driving towards on time delivery and first article success. This position will directly influence the history of space exploration and will require your unwavering commitment and unfaltering focus towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Requirements

4 years minimum of leadership experience
7 years minimum experience in machining aerospace components
Root cause and corrective action analysis experience
Familiarity with KPI metrics
Excellent blue print reading skills including GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard
Strong communication skills with a heavy customer focus
Must have a continuous improvement mindset
Clear understanding of production versus development environments
Fluent in use of precision hand tools
Familiar with use of personal computers
Self-motivation and ability to prioritize projects to meet completion dates
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience machining nickel-based stainless steel alloys, copper, titanium
Tooling and fixture design
5S, Lean Manufacturing or Kaizen experience
Knowledge of CAD/CAM tools
Experience operating heavy lifting equipment such as cranes and forklifts around flight critical hardware
Knowledge and understanding of CMM programming/operation
Outside processing knowledge (heat treat, plating, coating, EDM, grinding, etc.)
Experience machining tight tolerance, high value components

Responsibilities

Ownership of machine shop personnel and day-to-day operations
Conduct performance reviews
Responsible for establishing work station assignments, employee training, overtime assignments and back-up for absent employees
Maintain and communicate machine shop schedule status to ensure meeting customer expectations
Provide first level escalation support to employees regarding HR issues (employee relations, worker’s compensation, disciplinary actions, time cards, PTO requests)
Identifying Continuous Improvement opportunities and implementing change to improve process, reduce cycle and setup times
Maintain shop measuring equipment calibration program ensuring all relative equipment is calibrated according to schedule
Maintain all shop programs. These programs include 5S, Lean, Cleaning and Safety
Ensure all team members follow work instructions, quality requirements and processes
Ensure accurate machine shop staff data recording. Namely clock-in/clock-out activities
Provide continued training and skills development for team members, and mentor early career team member
Ensure start-up readiness for production
Maintain machine shop organization, safety and cleanliness
Support design for manufacturing and provide job planning estimates
Ability to perform interviews, evaluate talent and provide hiring recommendations
Safely work within an industrial environment