Aerospace Fabrication Value Stream Lead

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Education Support Program

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin in Huntsville is seeking an experienced operations leader to guide manufacturing and supply chain activities across facilities. You will hire and lead a team, create schedules, and drive on-time delivery while upholding safety and quality.

You will apply lean principles, resolve root causes, coordinate logistics, and report progress to leadership. This role requires U.S. citizenship and readiness for a demanding, mission-driven environment supporting spaceflight.

Qualifications

• Five years of operations leadership.
• Knowledge of aerospace assembly techniques.
• Knowledge of machining and inspection processes.
• Ability to dive into root cause and drive corrective actions.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the team’s safety is maintained.
• Ensures the team performs quality work to produce products that meet requirements.
• Hire and lead an energetic team.
• Create schedules and execute to them.
• Drive Entry/Exit rates of assigned hardware across factory to ensure demand is met
• Support accuracy of internal logistics movement of critical work
• Utilize production, operations planning, and engineering support to eliminate blockers
• Push/Pull work into the shop to improve lead times and meet schedule needs
• Lead efforts to uncover root-cause and develop permanent resolutions
• Organize and communicate daily priorities to production leads
• Provide daily visibility, weekly status, and monthly reviews on schedule performance

Skills

Operations leadership

Safety leadership

Team building

Scheduling

Logistics coordination

Root cause analysis

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Blue Origin in Huntsville is seeking an experienced operations leader to guide manufacturing and supply chain activities across facilities. You will hire and lead a team, create schedules, and drive on-time delivery while upholding safety and quality.

You will apply lean principles, resolve root causes, coordinate logistics, and report progress to leadership. This role requires U.S. citizenship and readiness for a demanding, mission-driven environment supporting spaceflight.