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 hardworking, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for financial and operational results for Blue Origin's Manufacturing. This includes leading a skilled, interdisciplinary team, responsible for production of technologically innovative spaceflight systems. This is a hands-on position that requires the ability to communicate the vision, strategy and tactical application of cost effective strategies and key deliverables. You will report directly to the Senior Vice President of Operations.
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!
Responsibilities:
- Lead the integrated manufacturing operation to include engineering, supply chain, and production operations across multiple manufacturing facilities nationwide.
- Direct initiatives and strategies that deliver cost effective, high quality, operational performance that produces the development of world class, technologically advanced spaceflight systems.
- Implement methods to increase production efficiency and productivity to include factory flow and higher throughput within existing floorspace first pass yield, increased output, improved learning curve, and supplier on time delivery.
- Propagate key operational learnings and best practices to support improvement across the Blue enterprise.
- Champion the overall production for existing and new programs while growing and developing your team at all levels.
- Analyze processes and operations at the micro and macro levels followed by implementing high impact improvements for safety, cost savings, and other means to accelerate progress.
- Oversee the development and implementation of a data driven systems for scheduling, planning, reporting through dashboards and metrics with a focus on delivering results.
- Leverage Blue Origin’s Leadership Principles to cultivate a trusting, learning culture of leaders through continuous feedback, coaching and robust development opportunities.
Qualifications:
- BA or BS degree or equivalent experience with emphasis in Operation Management or Manufacturing Engineering and progressive responsibility increases.
- 15+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
- Prior experience in a Factory or Plant leadership role required.
- Experience leading, growing and developing large teams in a multi-business unit integrated supply chain organization.
- Proven knowledge in building or transforming successful operations organizations and leading large-scale change management initiatives that influence culture, define tools & processes and improve competencies.
- Successful experience in developing and implementing volume manufacturing processes.
- Advanced knowledge in designing and building successful delivery of manufacturing, production, assembly, procurement and logistics in a low volume high complexity environment.
- Strong business acumen including high value asset management.
- Demonstrated experience challenging the status quo, driving change, and teaching and motivating individuals to develop and implement new ways of thinking and doing business.
- Successful experience in hiring and developing great people with diverse skill sets.
- Understands how to create and manage work cell standard work and track deviation from that standard work.
- Experience managing capital improvements and layout.
- Highly effective and professional verbal and written communication skills with team, internal customers and suppliers that includes a strong focus on teamwork and internal/external customer satisfaction.
- An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication.
- 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.
Desired:
- 20+ years experience in manufacturing experience in aerospace or a closely related industry, such as launch vehicles, aircraft, helicopters, automotive, excavation, mining, energy, or shipbuilding.
- Masters degree in engineering, operation, or business is a plus.
- Strong knowledge and applied experiences in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Toyota Production System.
- Experience in multiple manufacturing processes and technologies to include metal machining, composites, aero structures, welding, and harness fabrication.
- Experience working with aerospace suppliers and subcontractors.
- Earned Value Management (EVM) experience.
- Experience with Manufacturing Execution System and Product Lifecycle Manufacturing systems a plus.
Don’t meet every single requirement? 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 a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Export Control Regulations: Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members.
Benefits: Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave (must be employed at time of birth or adoption), short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program available after 1 year of service.
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays for all regular employees (including part-time), fixed-term, and interns.
Discretionary bonus: Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
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