Production Control Specialist II: Work Center Scheduler

Blue Origin Inventory Specialist

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 the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Facilities, and Security. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of inventory specialists, technicians, and engineers you will administratively control all components installed and removed from the launch vehicles in New Shepard Maintenance and Launch Operations. In this role, you will ensure readiness of work execution by verifying Bill of Material (BOM) accuracy, identifying shortages, coordinating internal part transfers through production, and ensuring components with the proper pedigree are installed on New Shepard Launch Vehicles. Attention to detail is critical to succeeding in this role. You will also need to collaborate with cross-functional teams to problem solve and recover schedule when met with constraints. Specialists in this role are expected to regularly provide status to program leadership, identify and escalate schedule risks for timely resolution, and create action plans to push critical path hardware forward.

Responsibilities:

• Advanced planning of part transfers and oversight of work order kitting to support scheduled operations of launch vehicle refurbishment operations.
• Perform BOM reconciliation activities upon work completion, verifying installed part quantities, and electronically recording traceability data.
• Manage work orders released to the site per MRP action messages and program schedule needs.
• Support work orders from creation to completion, ensuring work orders remain active and blocks are addressed in a timely manner to keep schedule.
• Coordinate with area leads, technicians, quality, Product Based Production Control, and maintenance engineers on a regular basis to work through nonconforming products, engineering changes, and other unplanned events.
• Request and coordinate resource needs with area leads as needed to ensure on-time delivery of hardware.
• Track and drive shortages by coordinating with all supporting areas, such as procurement, receiving inspection, and other work centers/material planners.
• Communicate potential schedule risks and advance to appropriate parties as needed.
• Provide transactional support in the accounting and manufacturing execution systems to collect as-built reconciliation, project transfers, inventory adjustments, and scrap transactions.
• Coordinate with Inventory Team to ensure steady, timely movement of critical hardware.
• Refine Item Master planning parameter values to ensure efficiencies throughout the manufacturing process and product lifecycles
• Collaborate across work centers and Production Control team as needed to resolve capacity constraints

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in Supply Chain and Program Management, including procurement, planning, MRP/ERP systems, BOM structures, and material estimating.
• Experience working with engineering, design, and project management to deliver products/services.
• Proven problem-solving skills; able to develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent analytical skills, proficient at establishing and tracking program metrics to drive decisions.
• Experience operating in ambiguous environments and establishing scalable processes.
• Skilled at communicating complex ideas, anticipating objections, and persuading senior stakeholders and leadership.

Desired:

• Experienced with using inventory and/or ERP/MRP systems
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• Experience in both development and production environments

Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: 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.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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