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Production Manager - C Shift

Blue Origin · Huntsville, AL

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Degree
Required
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Blue Origin (aerospace & defense) in Huntsville, AL. Provide dotted line leadership to the C shift Jemison Production Team (Friday - Sunday 5am - 5:30pm), including developing resource plans, authoring job descriptions, conducting interviews, making hiring recommendations, assigning tasks, and contributing.

They ask for
5+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Lean, Casting, Tooling

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How this role compares

Against 7 other live production postings in Alabama.

Experience asked
Less than usual (5+ vs 7+)

Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 75%
  • ✓ Lean 63%
  • Root cause 50%
  • ✓ Cost reduction 50%
  • ✓ Casting 25%
  • New product launch 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Provide dotted line leadership to the C shift Jemison Production Team (Friday - Sunday 5am - 5:30pm), including developing resource plans, authoring job descriptions, conducting interviews, making hiring recommendations, assigning tasks, and contributing to performance reviews.
  • ◆Interface with area and site leadership to prioritize work based on production schedule and organizational goals.
  • ◆Ensure product quality and conformance to engineering specifications.
  • ◆Develop and implement cost reductions processes and efficiency improvement measures.
  • ◆Implement and refine new manufacturing processes.
  • ◆Work with engineering to document and standardize production processes.
  • ◆Collaborate with engineering to develop production ready manufacturing approach.
  • ◆Review work instructions and provide recommended changes where necessary.
  • ◆Assure continued training and skills development to attract, develop, and retain great people.
  • ◆Setup new production work areas, including layouts, tooling and equipment setup, etc.
  • ◆Assist with transition from development to production by working alongside engineering to successfully transition the product.
  • ◆Forecasting and developing recovery plans for constraints critical to the engine delivery schedule.
  • ◆Identify and implement continuous improvement projects for area safety and efficiency.
  • ◆Other duties as assigned or otherwise beneficial to fulfilling the mission and vision.

Qualifications

  • ✓Minimum of 5 years in a supervision/leadership position, working on aerospace development programs, production lines, or discreet complex technical manufacturing.
  • ✓Experience with discreet production and processing through the manufacturing flow process.
  • ✓Ability to interpret engineering models, drawings, specifications, written work instructions, and test procedures.
  • ✓Ability to work effectively with a strong work ethic and close attention to detail in a fast-paced dynamic team environment with rapidly changing roles and

responsibilities

  • ◆Proficient computer skills such as Windows, Microsoft Office, etc.
  • ◆Must be able to set a high hiring bar while evaluating and hiring top talent
  • ◆Extremely customer focused with strong verbal and written communication skills
  • ◆A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teams of diverse skills across large geographic distances.
  • ◆A continuous improvement mindset. Our job is never complete; we are always optimizing.
  • ◆Intense curiosity for understanding the details of our business and how to optimize it
  • ◆Exceptional organizational and analytical skills and a proven ability to drive complex projects with minimal oversight.
  • ◆Experience achieving schedule commitments and overcoming technically complex barriers.
  • ◆Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a 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.
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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 diverse 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 small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will provide dotted line leadership to the production organization on B shift in the manufacturing and assembly of a new satellite. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of transforming the way satellites are made and operated. If you share our passions and vision, thrive in a dynamic environment, excel on integrated cross-functional teams, are experienced and skilled in several relevant technologies (even if perhaps not in the aerospace industry), continuously seek out opportunities to learn and improve, enjoy occasional travel, and do not allow title or job description to limit the depth or breadth of your contributions, then we would love to hear from you. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

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!

Desired

  • +B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, industrial, manufacturing engineering,
  • +Broad/deep scheduling and planning skillset
  • +Experience with Aerospace Structures and Fabrication
  • +Experienced in handling large aerospace components
  • +Experienced in a team-based Lean Manufacturing environment

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we enco

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