Production Control Specialist II

BLUE ORIGIN • Seattle, WA

4d • $78,749 - $110,248 • Onsite

About The Position

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 Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design. Enterprise Engineering (EE) is the nucleus of the engineering culture at Blue Origin which provides technical standards, processes, and expertise which fully leverages Blue’s technical talent and exploits economies of scale across the enterprise to achieve low-cost access to space and profitability to all Blue business units. EE ensures engineering excellence across Blue Origin through strategic deployment of technical expertise (chief engineers, technical fellows, technical library), sustained engineering excellence and innovation through centralized multi-user laboratories, and efficient and well-understood products and processes through engineering tools/standards/processes.

Requirements

• 2+ years supply chain experience
• Experience with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
• Experience with activities related to planning and/or scheduling
• Experience working with a cross functional team
• Excellent computer skills with MS Office, ERP experience with MRP execution desired.
• Excellent written /verbal communications skills
• Demonstrates understanding and is able to apply continuous improvement terminology/tools: LEAN, Six Sigma principles/DFSS/Lean design principles, Value Stream, and Kaizen

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s Degree
• Flexible to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends and travel on occasion
• Based upon job duties, may need to work in various areas that may cause exposure to fumes, dust, toxic or caustic chemicals (well below OSHA and ACGIH exposure guidelines), outdoor weather, moving mechanical parts and/or be part of a hearing conservation program due to noise levels around certain equipment. Must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as necessary.
• Experience with ERP systems
• Ability to handle multiple decisions based on workload dispersion, program priorities and management and customer decisions
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc)
• Strong interpersonal skills including excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong math and analytical skills to solve problems
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Work with Production and Materials teams to resolve part discrepancies
• May be required to interface with departments throughout the company
• Process Scrap and obsolete inventory from WIP locations as required.
• Control the proper access and consumption of material and VMI in Avionics Dev Lab and Failure Analysis
• Implement material stocking strategy on production lines, monitor, control and maintain proper floor stock
• Schedule and expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders
• Coordinate interdepartmental activity with warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics and program.
• Provide detailed status of work in progress, material availability, and communicates constraints to schedule
• Maintain and manage all calibration equipment ensuring compliance with calibration schedules and standards
• Track calibration records and coordinate recertification activities for lab equipment and tooling
• Train lab customers on Scireo Asset Management software for checking out tools and reserving benches
• Conduct regular walk-through inspections to ensure customers are returning tooling and vacating reserved lab spaces on time
• Manage tool libraries and ensure proper tool allocation and control across Kent, Denver, and Phoenix Avionics Dev Labs
• Coordinate bench reservation system and resolve scheduling conflicts
• Operate forklift to transport and dispose of materials and pallets to their prescribed locations as necessary
• Maintain organized and safe work areas through proper material handling and disposal practices
• Assist with creating and updating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab operations and material management
• Serve as primary point of contact for tool checkout, bench reservation, and lab access questions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree