Aerospace Production Control & Inventory Specialist

InvestedintheMission; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin in Huntsville is seeking a Production Control, Inventory & Logistics Specialist to stand up the material flow and inventory infrastructure for a new advanced hardware program. You will design receiving and kitting processes, build WIP tracking, and establish floor stock strategies to support scalable manufacturing.

As the program moves from prototype to rate production, you will coordinate material flow across machining, welding, assembly, and post-processing, ensuring timely

Qualifications

• Experience with MR Planning and ERP-based work order management.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and BOMs.
• Strong understanding of inventory control principles; cycle counting, WIP tracking.

Responsibilities

• Stand up production control and inventory infrastructure for a new facility, including receiving workflows and kitting processes.
• Coordinate material availability to meet build requirements across prototype, development, and production hardware.
• Prepare and release work orders based on master production schedule and inventory requirements; reconcile orders upon completion.
• Provide detailed status of WIP, material availability, and constraints to production leadership.
• Implement material stocking strategies on production lines and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Schedule and expedite parts movement across work centers and facilities.
• Collaborate with procurement, receiving, quality, and engineering to resolve shortages and discrepancies.
• Monitor flow of jobs through production and ensure on-time completion to schedule.
• Enter material transactions in ERP and maintain audit trails.
• Coordinate interdepartmental activity across warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, and logistics.

Skills

MRP systems

ERP-based work orders

BOM interpretation

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Inventory management

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Plex

Job description

Blue Origin in Huntsville is seeking a Production Control, Inventory & Logistics Specialist to stand up the material flow and inventory infrastructure for a new advanced hardware program. You will design receiving and kitting processes, build WIP tracking, and establish floor stock strategies to support scalable manufacturing.

As the program moves from prototype to rate production, you will coordinate material flow across machining, welding, assembly, and post-processing, ensuring timely