Production Control Specialist III - D Shift

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, FL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

At Blue Origin, the vision is to enable millions of people to live and work in space for the benefit of Earth, developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. The company aims to add new chapters to the history of spaceflight. This Production Control Specialist III role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which encompasses Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance, including Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. The company seeks individuals who can apply technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight, with a passion for the mission and vision. Blue Origin is dedicated to building an authentic workplace and encourages applications even if candidates don't meet every desired qualification. The company is committed to building the road to space so future generations can build the future, focusing on ideas and innovation, and encouraging fresh perspectives. Blue Origin believes in the need for humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space, playing an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable, designed for human spaceflight and capable of ferrying payloads to space.

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
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
Must possess good organizational skills, the ability to work well with others, good decision making skills, and the ability to think outside the box

Nice To Haves

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree
Flexible to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends and travel on occasion
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
ERP experience with MRP execution desired

Responsibilities

Evaluate manufacturing schedule and coordinate the availability and controlled flow of materials and services to meet customer requirements
Performs shop order release/closure in MRP System and reconciles parts
Provide detailed status of work in progress, material availability, and communicates constraints to schedule
Prepare work orders for the production of parts based on master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements
Coordinate interdepartmental activity with warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics and program.
Schedule and expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders
Work cross functionally to expedite any material shortages with procurement, receiving, quality, and other production areas
Implement material stocking strategy on production lines, monitor, control and maintain proper floor stock
Control the proper access and consumption of material in manufacturing – custodian of the cash
Monitor the flow/velocity of jobs through the production line and partner with Production to ensure work completes on time to schedule.
Monitor the velocity of the disposition of MRB and stranded material
Enter material transactions in ERP system
Prepare reports and note shortages/damage
Process Scrap and obsolete inventory from WIP locations as required.
Prepare for, conduct and assist in reconciliation of cycle counts
Knowledge of backflush process.
Work with Production and Materials teams to resolve part discrepancies
May be required to interface with departments throughout the company

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.