Aerospace Machine Shop Shift Lead

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Short/long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior machine shop supervisor to lead day-to-day operations across aerospace machining teams. You will drive performance reviews, plan workstation assignments, and ensure a safe, compliant, and efficient production environment.

Responsibilities include scheduling, training, HR issue escalation, and supporting design for manufacturing. You will shape process improvements, calibrate equipment, and mentor early career staff to meet ambitious delivery goals.

Qualifications

• 4 years minimum of leadership experience.
• 7 years minimum experience in machining aerospace components.
• Root cause and corrective action analysis experience.
• Familiarity with KPI metrics.
• Excellent blue print reading skills including GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard.
• Strong communication skills with a heavy customer focus.
• Must have a continuous improvement mindset.
• Clear understanding of production versus development environments.
• Fluent in use of precision hand tools.
• Familiar with use of personal computers.
• Self-motivation and ability to prioritize projects to meet completion dates.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of machine shop personnel and day-to-day operations.
• Conduct performance reviews.
• Establish work station assignments, training, overtime and back-up for absent employees.
• Maintain and communicate machine shop schedule status to meet customer expectations.
• Provide first level escalation support to employees regarding HR issues.
• Identify Continuous Improvement opportunities and implement changes to improve processes, reduce cycle and setup times.
• Maintain shop measuring equipment calibration program ensuring all relative equipment is calibrated.
• Maintain all shop programs including 5S, Lean, Cleaning and Safety.
• Ensure all team members follow work instructions, quality requirements and processes.
• Ensure accurate machine shop staff data recording (clock-in/clock-out).
• Provide continued training and skills development for team members and mentor early career staff.
• Ensure start-up readiness for production.
• Maintain machine shop organization, safety and cleanliness.
• Support design for manufacturing and provide job planning estimates.
• Ability to perform interviews, evaluate talent and provide hiring recommendations.
• Safely work within an industrial environment.

Skills

Leadership

Machining aerospace

Root cause analysis

KPI metrics

GD&T

Communication

Continuous improvement

Production vs development

Precision hand tools

PC proficiency

Hiring skills

Tools

CAD/CAM tools

CMM programming

Heavy lifting equipment operation

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior machine shop supervisor to lead day-to-day operations across aerospace machining teams. You will drive performance reviews, plan workstation assignments, and ensure a safe, compliant, and efficient production environment.

Responsibilities include scheduling, training, HR issue escalation, and supporting design for manufacturing. You will shape process improvements, calibrate equipment, and mentor early career staff to meet ambitious delivery goals.