Weekend Machine Shop Lead – Aerospace Production

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in the Greater Seattle area is seeking a Machine Shop Shift Leader for the Weekend Day Shift to supervise day-to-day machining operations on flight vehicle components, ensuring high-value parts meet tight tolerances and on-time delivery.

You will lead a skilled team, conduct performance reviews, manage schedules, train staff, and drive continuous improvement through Lean and 5S programs while maintaining safety and quality standards in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 4 years minimum of leadership experience.
• 7 years minimum experience in machining aerospace components.
• Root cause and corrective action analysis experience.
• Familiarity with KPI metrics.
• Excellent blue print reading skills including GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard.
• Strong communication skills with a heavy customer focus.
• Must have a continuous improvement mindset.
• Clear understanding of production versus development environments.
• Fluent in use of precision hand tools.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Knowledge of CAD/CAM tools.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of machine shop personnel and day-to-day operations and execution
• Conduct performance reviews
• Responsible for establishing work station assignments, employee training, overtime assignments and back-up for absent employees
• Maintain and communicate machine shop schedule status to ensure meeting customer expectations
• Provide first level escalation support to employees regarding HR issues
• Identifying Continuous Improvement opportunities and implementing change to improve process, reduce cycle and setup times
• Maintain shop measuring equipment calibration program ensuring all relative equipment is calibrated according to schedule
• Maintain all shop programs (5S, Lean, Cleaning and Safety)
• Ensure all team members follow work instructions, quality requirements and processes
• Ensure accurate machine shop staff data recording (clock-in/clock-out)
• Provide continued training and skills development for team members, and mentor early career team member
• Ensure start-up readiness for production
• Maintain machine shop organization, safety and cleanliness
• Support design for manufacturing and provide job planning estimates
• Ability to perform interviews, evaluate talent and provide hiring recommendations
• Safely work within an industrial environment

Skills

Leadership

Machining

KPI metrics

Blueprint reading

Communication

Continuous improvement

GD&T

Tools

CAD/CAM tools

Job description

Blue Origin in the Greater Seattle area is seeking a Machine Shop Shift Leader for the Weekend Day Shift to supervise day-to-day machining operations on flight vehicle components, ensuring high-value parts meet tight tolerances and on-time delivery.

You will lead a skilled team, conduct performance reviews, manage schedules, train staff, and drive continuous improvement through Lean and 5S programs while maintaining safety and quality standards in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.