Senior Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Lead

BLUE ORIGIN; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned maintenance planning professional to shape the production control function within Test Operations Maintenance in Huntsville, AL. You will partner with technicians, test engineers, and leaders to keep engine test stands and CPV facilities well maintained, while supporting growth and strategic direction of the team.

Responsibility includes coordinating PMs, repairs, and outages, building schedules, and driving capacity forecasting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in schedule management, production control, or maintenance planning.
• Experience leading process improvement at team/department level.
• ERP/MRP and/or CMMS platforms with inventory/database exposure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Define and build the production control function within Test Operations Maintenance for scalable processes.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities to align with test campaigns and outages.
• Create integrated maintenance schedules balancing capacity and demand; forecast resources.
• Manage work order lifecycle across systems and report key metrics for improvement.
• Coordinate parts, materials, and tooling with procurement to mitigate shortages.
• Identify constraints and lead root-cause analyses to develop recovery plans.
• Serve as scheduling contact between Test Operations Maintenance and internal customers.
• Mentor junior staff and improve ERP/MRP/CMMS workflows as the function grows.

Skills

Schedule management

Production control

Maintenance planning

Independent worker

Process improvement

Communication

Access to Redstone Arsenal

Education

Bachelor’s degree in operations/industrial field

Tools

ERP/MRP

CMMS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned maintenance planning professional to shape the production control function within Test Operations Maintenance in Huntsville, AL. You will partner with technicians, test engineers, and leaders to keep engine test stands and CPV facilities well maintained, while supporting growth and strategic direction of the team.

Responsibility includes coordinating PMs, repairs, and outages, building schedules, and driving capacity forecasting.