Senior Production Control Lead – Propulsion Manufacturing & AI

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); In loco; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Production Control Specialist to lead material flow and information through theBlue Thrusters manufacturing process. You will own the production system flow, ensuring parts are where they need to be and nothing sits idle without a reason.

This leadership role requires driving velocity, prioritization, and constraint-based thinking, while building the production control capability across the organization and mentoring teams to raise the technical floor.

Competenze

• 7+ years of production planning, scheduling, and material control experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Direct, hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems in a production environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing material flow across multiple concurrent production programs with competing priorities.
• Proven ability to surface constraints early, drive cross-functional resolution, and keep production moving.
• Strong demonstrated skill utilizing AI tools to optimize workflows.
• Deep understanding of inventory control disciplines: cycle counting, backflush, WIP reconciliation, scrap disposition.
• Experience implementing or significantly improving material stocking strategies and floor stock controls.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and elevate the capability of other production control specialists.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrates understanding and ability to apply continuous improvement tools: Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen

Mansioni

• Serve as the Production Control SME across Blue Thrusters value streams, owning material flow strategy from raw stock through finished goods across valves, igniters, thrust chambers, and final assembly
• Establish and enforce production control best practices across all value streams; mentor and guide Production Control Specialists at all levels to raise the technical floor of the entire organization
• Drive a culture of velocity, accountability, and constraint-based thinking — challenge the team to eliminate material stagnation at its root, not just expedite around it
• Represent Production Control in high-visibility program forums, production readiness reviews, and leadership readouts
• Serve as the escalation point for complex material flow problems — untangle multi-program conflicts, stranded inventory, and schedule breaks with speed and clarity

Conoscenze

Production planning

Scheduling

Material control

MRP/ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools for workflows

Lean Six Sigma

Inventory control

Mentoring others

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Strumenti

SQL

Windchill

Teamcenter

Descrizione del lavoro

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Production Control Specialist to lead material flow and information through theBlue Thrusters manufacturing process. You will own the production system flow, ensuring parts are where they need to be and nothing sits idle without a reason.

This leadership role requires driving velocity, prioritization, and constraint-based thinking, while building the production control capability across the organization and mentoring teams to raise the technical floor.