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Director- Operations-Tooling & Fabrication
Blue Origin
[ COMPENSATION RANGE · ANNUAL · BASE ]
Not Disclosed
§ 01OVERVIEW
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.§ 02AS PART OF A PASSIONATE AND ACCOMPLISHED TEAM OF EXPERTS, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO PRODUCE COMPONENTS FOR BLUE ORIGIN LAUNCH AND SPACE VEHICLE PROGRAMS. THIS IS A HANDS-ON POSITION THAT REQUIRES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, HIGH JUDGMENT, LEADERSHIP OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION OPERATIONS INCLUDING THE FABRICATION SHOP, HEAT TREAT AND WELDING. THIS LEADER WILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES AND ROOT CAUSE CURIOSITY TO DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THIS POSITION WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE HISTORY OF SPACE EXPLORATION AND WILL REQUIRE YOUR DEDICATED COMMITMENT AND DETAILED ATTENTION TOWARDS SAFE AND REPEATABLE SPACEFLIGHT.
§ 03RESPONSIBILITIES:
§ 04OVERSEE RELIABLE AND PREDICTABLE PRODUCTION OF MACHINED AND WELDED PARTS FOR LAUNCH AND SPACE VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS AT THE FLORIDA SITE
§ 05LEAD MULTIPLE TEAMS OF PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING ON-TIME COMPLETION OF DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION HARDWARE
§ 06ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SYSTEMS OF PROCESS CONTROL FOR MACHINES, MATERIAL, PROCESSES, TOOLS, AND PEOPLE
§ 07COLLABORATE WITH INTERNAL CUSTOMERS AND MANUFACTURING PLANNING TEAMS AND DEFINE CAPACITY PLANNING ACTIONS TO MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS; FORECAST AND DEVELOP IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR CONSTRAINED WORK CENTERS TO ACHIEVE DEMAND PLAN
§ 08LEAD AND DEVELOP THE FABRICATION MANUFACTURING LEADERS TO INCLUDE: RECRUITING, TALENT DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND COACHING
§ 09OVERSEE AND DRIVE THE MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND IMPROVEMENT OF WORK CENTER AND TEAM PERFORMANCE
§ 10TAKE OWNERSHIP OF INTERFACES WITH OTHER SITES AND OTHER BUSINESS FUNCTIONS TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO INCREASE THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM ACROSS BLUE ORIGIN
§ 11INSTILL A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION, ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE COST AND CYCLE TIMES
§ 12OWN ALL AREA KPI’S AND SUPPORTING PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, CONTINUALLY RAINING THE BAR ON PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
§ 13DEFINE, MANAGE, PLAN, AND MONITOR BUDGETS AND SCHEDULES FOR RAW MATERIAL, OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, LABOR, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS
§ 14MAINTAIN MANUFACTURING SCHEDULE AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO MEET CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS; COLLABORATE WITH TEAM MEMBERS (ACROSS SITES) TO ADDRESS CAPACITY AND SCHEDULING CONFLICTS
§ 15PARTICIPATE IN COMPANY-WIDE PROCESS DEFINITION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, BUSINESS PROCESSES, PRODUCTION PLANNING, LESSONS LEARNED, AND OTHER STANDARDS/PROCESSES AS NEEDED
§ 16IMPLEMENT THE BLUE PRODUCTION SYSTEM TO BUILD A PRODUCTION FRAMEWORK THAT SUPPORTS WORLD-CLASS CAPABILITIES AND FOSTERS ONE BLUE CULTURE
§ 17QUALIFICATIONS:
§ 1810+ YRS IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION IN MACHINING/FABRICATION.
§ 1915+ YRS EXPERIENCE WITH PROGRESSIVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN MANUFACTURING IN AN AREA SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES, SPACECRAFT, AIRCRAFT, AUTOMOTIVE, MEDICAL DEVICES, POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS, SEMICONDUCTORS, OR ELECTRONICS
§ 20EXPERIENCE IN ALL THE FABRICATION METHODS OF MANUFACTURING WITHIN THE AEROSPACE ENVIRONMENT IN PRODUCTION AND/OR PROTOTYPING ENVIRONMENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED HANDS ON SKILLS IN STEEL FABRICATION.
§ 218+ YEARS IN A HANDS-ON POSITION IN ALL THE APPLICATIONS TO MANUFACTURE COMPLEX TOOLING AND OR FIXTURING, ALL STRUCTURAL FABRICATION PROCESSES, PART PROCESSING, HEAT TREATING, POST PROCESSING, CAD/CAM, TOOLING AND FIXTURE DESIGN, AND EXPERIENCE WITH ALL TYPES OF MATERIALS FROM ALUMINUM THROUGH NICKEL BASED ALLOYS.
§ 22QUALITY MINDSET WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SAFETY AND MISSION-CRITICAL PRODUCT AND/OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS ATTRIBUTES
§ 235+ YEARS PERSONNEL LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND MENTORING SKILLS.
§ 24ABILITY TO OVERSEE AND GUIDE ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS EFFORTS
§ 25EXPERIENCE LEADING AND MANAGING TEAMS ON FAST-PACED, COMPLEX PROJECTS
§ 26FAMILIARITY WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR CERTIFICATION, QUALIFICATION, AND TRAINING OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS PERSONNEL
§ 27UNDERSTANDING AND UTILIZATION OF PRODUCTION SCHEDULING, MRP/ERP SYSTEMS
§ 28UNDERSTANDING AND UTILIZATION OF STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL
§ 29ADEPT IN PROCESS DEFINITION, DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, MEASUREMENT, AND IMPROVEMENT
§ 30PRACTICED WITH JOB-HAZARD ANALYSIS AND OTHER SAFETY ANALYSIS PRACTICES
§ 31SKILLED IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT
§ 32FAMILIARITY WITH BEST PRACTICES AND TOOLS RELATED TO MANUFACTURING DRAWINGS, WORK ORDERS, INVENTORY SYSTEMS, PRODUCTION CONTROL
§ 33MUST 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
§ 34DESIRED:
§ 35MINIMUM OF A B.S. DEGREE IN AN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING FIELD. MASTER’S DEGREE, MBA, OR A DEGREE IN MACHINING/TOOL & DIE IS A PLUS
§ 36EXPERIENCE MANAGING HIGH-MIX, LOW-VOLUME PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
§ 37HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PLANNING AND CONDUCTING HAZARDOUS OR CRITICAL OPERATIONS IN A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER
§ 38EXPERIENCED WITH THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS, QUALIFICATION, AND PRODUCTION OF MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS
§ 39EXPERIENCE TRANSITIONING MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES FROM DEVELOPMENT/ACQUISITION TO PRODUCTION
§ 40KNOWLEDGE OF FABRICATION PROCESSES, INTEGRATION PROCESSES, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BEST PRACTICES, TEST, QUALITY AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
§ 41EXPERIENCE MANAGING FACILITY LEVEL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES
§ 42EXPERIENCE MACHINING NICKEL-BASED STAINLESS STEEL ALLOYS, COPPER, TITANIUM WITH TIGHT TOLERANCES ON HIGH VALUE COMPONENTS (REMOVE THIS, COVERED ABOVE)
§ 433+ YEARS MANAGEMENT OF LARGE BUDGETS OR PROFIT/LOSS AT A DEPARTMENT, PROGRAM, PROJECT OR HIGHER LEVEL(S).
§ 443+ YEARS PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT, AND TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
§ 45CULTURE STATEMENT
Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
§ 46REQUIREMENTS
Desired
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in an engineering or manufacturing field. Master’s degree, MBA, or a degree in machining/tool & die is a plus
- Experience managing high-mix, low-volume production activities
- Hands-on experience planning and conducting hazardous or critical operations in a safe and effective manner
- Experienced with the design, analysis, qualification, and production of manufactured components
- Experience transitioning manufacturing capabilities from development/acquisition to production
- Knowledge of fabrication processes, integration processes, systems engineering best practices, test, quality and configuration management systems
- Experience managing facility level capital improvements and upgrades
- Experience machining nickel-based stainless steel alloys, copper, titanium with tight tolerances on high value components (remove this, covered above)
- 3+ years management of large budgets or profit/loss at a department, program, project or higher level(s).
- 3+ years project management, schedule management, and team leadership skills. Culture Statement Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- Where is this Director- Operations-Tooling & Fabrication role based?
- The role is based in Space Coast, FL.
- What experience does Blue Origin expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a executive-level role, typically 10+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
- How was this posting sourced?
- This role was pulled directly from Blue Origin's Workday careers site. Apply links open in the employer's own ATS — no reposts or aggregator middleware.
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