Production Control Specialist

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

1d•$96,074 - $134,503•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 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. We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. As part of a hardworking team of specialists, you will control the manufacturing schedule for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of manufacturing deliverables. In this role, you will utilize advanced planning and scheduling platforms to understand Blue Origin’s scheduling needs and coordinate manufacturing activities with the operations team to support those needs. In order to be successful in this role, you will need to have great attention to detail to improve and maintain data integrity within our systems, which will then enable efficient scheduling practices to support on time delivery. You will also need to collaborate with cross-functional teams in order to problem solve and recover schedule when met with constraints. Specialists in this role are expected to regularly provide status to program teams, elevate schedule risks immediately for timely resolution, create action plans to push critical path hardware forward, and hold teams accountable to those plans. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

5+ years in manufacturing or production environment
7+ years in planning & scheduling role
Schedule management experience
Proficient in MS Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Project)
Ability to thrive in a high energy, high growth multifaceted environment
Strong project management and communication skills
Experience using and managing ERP/MRP systems
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our 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 operations management, supply chain management, or similar field
Experience establishing new schedules and performing complete overhauls of existing schedules
Experience leveraging existing data sets to provide analytics insight
Experience in aerospace research and development and manufacturing environments
Proven record of hands-on development and implementation of company-wide process improvements

Responsibilities

Coordinate, maintain, communicate and drive the schedule to ensure on time delivery for service centers and integrated areas.
Schedule management throughout the day in order to maintain a dynamic accurate schedule. Clearly communicate the status of each job.
Coordinate the schedule, plan, and initial staging of material/kits to all vital areas of production and test.
Communicate and coordinate upcoming work center load (capacity planning) to provide transparency to area leads.
Identify and communicate constraints in the production flow and work with area leads to discuss possible solutions.
Interface and connect with internal customers for potential impact or delays in the schedule.
Management of WO Instance from creation to completion.
Coordinate activities across value stream - supply chain, engineering, manufacturing
Interface and communicate with program and operations on manufacturing progress and schedule risks