Aerospace Production Scheduler & Backlog Cleaner

Varstaff Staffing; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin's Production Control team seeks a Production Control specialist to manage backlog and support rate production for New Glenn. You will expeditiously clear backlogs, correct ERP/MRP data, and ensure data integrity across systems while supporting off-nominal shifts as needed.

The role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, real‑time schedule execution, and daily burn-down metric reporting to keep manufacturing on track at Blue Origin facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in schedule management, expediting, or backlog/data clean-up within a manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience with ERP/MRP platforms (SAP, Costpoint, or equivalent) and raw data work.
• Ability to self-manage, ramp up quickly, and resolve high-volume data backlogs in a fast-paced setting.
• Passion for human spaceflight and aerospace manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, disposition, and close out aged or stalled work orders and unblock kitted parts.
• Navigate and correct production data, material status, and inventory records inside ERP/MRP systems.
• Track hot jobs, identify missing materials, resolve cross-department bottlenecks, prevent schedule slips.
• Communicate daily burn-down metrics and provide shift coverage as needed.

Skills

Backlog remediation

ERP/MRP data integrity

Expediting

Shift communication

Tools

MS Project

Jira/ITS

Job description

Blue Origin's Production Control team seeks a Production Control specialist to manage backlog and support rate production for New Glenn. You will expeditiously clear backlogs, correct ERP/MRP data, and ensure data integrity across systems while supporting off-nominal shifts as needed.

The role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, real‑time schedule execution, and daily burn-down metric reporting to keep manufacturing on track at Blue Origin facilities.