Shift Lead, Aerospace Test Operations

Blue Origin LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life保险/benefς

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a shift leader for a skilled team of test technicians. You will set technical direction, develop team members, and oversee hiring, performance management, and career development.

You will help improve processes and tools around launch vehicle test planning, execution, and hardware development cycles, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality. Successful candidates bring leadership experience in aerospace test environments, a continuous improvement mindset, and ability

Qualifications

• 3+ years of management experience in aerospace/test environments
• 3+ years’ experience in aerospace test and operations
• Root cause and corrective action experience
• Understanding of KPIs and performance metrics
• Continuous improvement mindset

Responsibilities

• Shift leader for test technician personnel in day-to-day operations
• Conduct performance reviews
• Establish workstation assignments, training, overtime, and backup for absent employees
• Maintain and communicate test facility schedule status to meet customer expectations
• Provide first level escalation support to employees regarding HR issues
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and implement changes
• Maintain all test facility programs (5S, Lean, Cleaning, Safety)
• Ensure team follows work instructions and quality requirements
• Record clock-in/clock-out data for staff
• Provide training and mentor early-career team members
• Ensure start-up readiness for production
• Maintain facilities organization, safety, and cleanliness
• Support design for manufacturing and scheduling
• Conduct interviews and hiring recommendations
• Safely work within an industrial environment

Skills

Leadership

People management

Performance reviews

Continuous improvement

5S/Lean/Kaizen

Cross-functional collaboration

Test operations knowledge

Scheduling

Tools

Precision hand tools

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a shift leader for a skilled team of test technicians. You will set technical direction, develop team members, and oversee hiring, performance management, and career development.

You will help improve processes and tools around launch vehicle test planning, execution, and hardware development cycles, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality. Successful candidates bring leadership experience in aerospace test environments, a continuous improvement mindset, and ability