Specialist - Production Control

BLUE ORIGIN • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

This role is a Production Control, Inventory & Logistics Specialist for a new advanced hardware program at Blue Origin. Unlike a typical production control role operating in a mature factory, this position will help stand up the material flow and inventory infrastructure from the ground up — designing receiving and kitting processes, establishing WIP tracking, building floor stock strategies, and creating the production control rhythms that a scaling factory depends on. The successful candidate will coordinate the controlled flow of materials and services across multiple manufacturing value streams including machining, welding, assembly, and post-processing. As the program transitions from prototype through development to rate production, this role ensures the right material is in the right place at the right time — and that every transaction is tracked, reconciled, and visible.

Requirements

• 0-1+ years of experience in production control, inventory management, or supply chain operations in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) systems and ERP-based work order management
• Experience with activities related to production planning, scheduling, or material coordination
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and bills of material (BOMs)
• Strong understanding of inventory control principles — cycle counting, material transactions, floor stock management, and WIP tracking
• Experience working cross-functionally with production, quality, procurement, and engineering teams
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook); strong Excel skills for tracking and analysis
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Technology, Business, or related discipline
• Experience standing up production control processes for a new program or new facility — not just maintaining an existing system
• Experience in aerospace, turbomachinery, or precision industrial hardware manufacturing
• Knowledge of backflush processes and consumption-based material management
• Familiarity with continuous improvement tools: Lean, Six Sigma, value stream mapping, 5S, and kaizen
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Plex, or similar in a manufacturing context
• Experience with receiving inspection coordination and supplier delivery management
• Familiarity with AS9100 or equivalent quality management systems as they relate to material traceability and lot control
• Strong math and analytical skills for inventory reconciliation and shortage analysis

Responsibilities

• Standing up the production control and inventory management infrastructure for a new manufacturing facility — receiving workflows, stockroom layout, WIP staging areas, kitting processes, and material flow paths
• Evaluating the manufacturing schedule and coordinating material availability to meet build requirements across prototype, development, and production hardware
• Preparing and releasing work orders based on the master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements; reconciling and closing orders upon completion
• Providing detailed status of work in progress, material availability, and constraints to production leadership and program scheduling
• Implementing material stocking strategies on production lines — monitoring, controlling, and maintaining proper floor stock levels; serving as custodian of inventory accuracy
• Scheduling and expediting the movement of parts via move orders, stock transfers, and shipping requests across work centers and between facilities
• Working cross-functionally with procurement, receiving, quality, and production to expedite material shortages and resolve part discrepancies
• Monitoring the flow and velocity of jobs through the production line; partnering with production supervisors to ensure work completes on time to schedule
• Entering material transactions in the ERP system — receipts, issues, transfers, scrap, and consumption; maintaining transaction accuracy and audit trail
• Monitoring the disposition velocity of MRB and stranded material; coordinating with quality to clear hold inventory
• Preparing for, conducting, and reconciling cycle counts; investigating and resolving inventory discrepancies
• Processing scrap and obsolete inventory from WIP locations as required; maintaining clean and accurate inventory records
• Coordinating interdepartmental activity with warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics, and program management

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%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed