Aerospace Machining Shift Lead — High-Impact Production

Blue Origin LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 113,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior machine shop leader to drive day-to-day operations, oversee performance reviews, and ensure on-time delivery of aerospace components. You will train staff, optimize workflow, and maintain safety standards across a high-precision environment.

You will lead continuous improvement initiatives, interpret blueprints with GD&T, and collaborate with design for manufacturing. A US-citizenship eligibility and a hands-on, disciplined approach are essential.

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 (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Own machine shop personnel and day-to-day operations and execution.
• Conduct performance reviews.
• Establish work station assignments, employee training, overtime, and back-up for absences.
• Maintain and communicate machine shop schedule status to meet customer expectations.
• Provide first level HR escalation support (employee relations, time cards, PTO requests).
• Identify Continuous Improvement opportunities and implement changes to reduce cycle and setup times.
• Maintain machine shop calibration programs and ensure equipment is calibrated.
• Maintain all shop programs (5S, Lean, Cleaning and Safety).
• Ensure team follows work instructions, quality requirements and processes.
• Record machine shop staff data (clock-in/out).
• Provide training and mentor early career team members.
• Ensure start-up readiness for production.
• Maintain shop organization, safety and cleanliness.
• Support design for manufacturing and provide job planning estimates.
• Perform interviews and hiring recommendations.
• Work safely in an industrial environment.

Skills

Leadership

Machining aerospace components

Root cause analysis

KPI metrics

GD&T ASME Y14.5M

Customer focus

Continuous improvement mindset

Production vs development

Precision hand tools

PC literacy

Self-motivation

US citizenship / eligibility

Tools

CAD/CAM tools

CMM programming/operation

Heavy lifting equipment operation

Shop measurement calibration program

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior machine shop leader to drive day-to-day operations, oversee performance reviews, and ensure on-time delivery of aerospace components. You will train staff, optimize workflow, and maintain safety standards across a high-precision environment.

You will lead continuous improvement initiatives, interpret blueprints with GD&T, and collaborate with design for manufacturing. A US-citizenship eligibility and a hands-on, disciplined approach are essential.