Planner/Scheduler Sr

Blue Origin•Space Coast, FL

10h

About The Position

Blue Origin Operations supports manufacturing and supply chain across its facilities. The Senior Planner/Scheduler creates, analyzes, and communicates detailed production schedules using industry-standard scheduling software. Working with Manufacturing Leaders, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production Control, and program teams, the role ensures production work is efficiently planned, risks are identified, and schedules align with shop-floor capacity and program requirements. The position requires attention to safety, quality, and repeatable spaceflight, along with a commitment to Blue Origin’s mission and vision. The planner manages schedules for multiple programs, maintains schedule baselines and change control, analyzes schedule and scope variance, and coordinates schedule alignment across Operations, program schedules, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). The role also mentors less experienced planners and promotes digital tools and automation to reduce repetitive work. The job requires a full-time schedule and may involve occasional travel, overtime, or on-call work, as well as work in areas with potential exposure to industrial conditions where appropriate protective equipment may be required.

Requirements

Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision of millions of people living and working in space.
Ability to read and understand technical documents, including blueprints and schematics.
Experience creating and maintaining schedules using Critical Path Method (CPM) methodology in MS Project or Primavera P6.
Demonstrated experience adopting new software tools or automating manual processes, such as with macros, scripting, AI tools, or workflow applications.
Ability to work a full-time schedule, including occasional travel, overtime, or on-call work.
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
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

Bachelor’s degree in Production Management, Business Management, Industrial Engineering, and/or Supply Chain Management.
Two to ten years of recent production control planning and scheduling experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
Manufacturing lead, supplier management, or program management experience.
First-time build or low-rate initial production (LRIP) experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Schedule risk analysis experience, such as Monte Carlo simulation or schedule risk assessment tools.
Strong computer skills with scheduling software, MS Excel, Power Query, SQL, MS Office, and Databricks; ERP experience with MRP and MES execution is desired.
Experience training or onboarding new planners.
Understanding and application of continuous improvement methodologies and tools, including Lean, Six Sigma, DFSS, Value Stream Mapping, and Kanban.
Familiarity with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).

Responsibilities

Develop production schedules and manufacturing plans based on program schedules, customer requested dates, labor and machine availability, and expected make/buy part lead times.
Identify schedule risks and constraints proactively and communicate status clearly and diplomatically to leaders at all levels.
Maintain schedule baseline integrity and manage formal schedule change control in accordance with program requirements.
Manage production schedules for multiple programs.
Provide Production Control with detailed information so scheduled completion dates reflect actual work-center capacities, capabilities, and historical performance.
Mentor and develop less experienced planners and promote team-wide scheduling proficiency and best practices.
Flex to support scheduling needs for other programs as team priorities change.
Evaluate program scope and create tactical schedules using MS Project and Primavera P6, controlling the work scope released to Production Control.
Determine an appropriate level of schedule detail in coordination with Program Integrated Master Schedule teams, balancing control-point visibility with execution flexibility.
Analyze schedule recovery options and bottlenecks, including through forward and reverse scheduling methods.
Work with production teams to understand shop-floor and technician needs and constraints and schedule work accordingly.
Coordinate with Program Management, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Engineering to ensure specifications are accurate and production schedules are timely.
Adopt available software and automation, including AI, to reduce repetitive manual work and focus effort on high-impact scheduling priorities.
Balance rapid-response scheduling requests with longer-range program deliverables.
Provide management with regular updates on upcoming production priorities.
Update visual management boards with current job and program status.
Perform schedule and scope variance analysis and review MRP execution.
Ensure Operations schedules, Program schedules, and MES are aligned.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability
401(k) with company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
Up to four weeks of paid time off per year, based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, and other factors; bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.