Senior Manager, Precision Cleaning Operations

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 10%

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Stock options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin's Precision Cleaning Facility (PCF) in Merritt Island, FL seeks a Senior Manager to lead multi-shift teams in precision cleaning, chemical processing, and passivation for aerospace hardware. You will own safety, quality, schedules, and budgets, coordinating with engineering, quality, supply chain and production customers.

You will drive performance improvements, develop leaders, and ensure on-time, compliant delivery of hardware for New Glenn and related programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, or operations environment.
• 5+ years of people management experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
• Experience with precision cleaning or chemical processing operations, such as gross and precision cleaning, degreasing, passivation, etching, and hardware cleanliness verification.
• Ability to analyze data and metrics to drive decisions and operational improvements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong customer focus.
• 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

• Lead a team of managers, shift leaders, and technicians across all shifts, including nights and weekends.
• Own PCF safety performance and ensure all team members follow work instructions, quality requirements, chemical handling procedures, and EHS requirements.
• Build and execute production plans, capacity projections, and resource projections to meet program delivery schedules; report status to customers and senior leadership.
• Manage the full employee life cycle: recruiting, hiring, performance management, coaching, training, and career development.
• Ensure all products meet quality standards and released engineering requirements; lead root cause and corrective action on escapes and nonconformances.
• Drive continuous improvement in cycle time, setup time, throughput, and cost; define and track KPIs for decision-making.
• Manage PCF capital and operating budgets, including monthly spend, labor hours, overtime, and capital projects.
• Ensure chemical baths, tools, and equipment are maintained and calibrated; keep consumables stocked.
• Maintain all PCF programs (Safety, 5S, Lean, FOD prevention, cleanliness controls) and training records.
• Support new product introduction and scale capabilities for future demand.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing

Aerospace

Project planning

Data analysis

EHS compliance

Quality systems

Cross-functional

Budget management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Windchill

Creo

ERP/MES/PLM

Job description

Blue Origin's Precision Cleaning Facility (PCF) in Merritt Island, FL seeks a Senior Manager to lead multi-shift teams in precision cleaning, chemical processing, and passivation for aerospace hardware. You will own safety, quality, schedules, and budgets, coordinating with engineering, quality, supply chain and production customers.

You will drive performance improvements, develop leaders, and ensure on-time, compliant delivery of hardware for New Glenn and related programs.