Production Control Specialist II

At Blue Origin, weenvisionmillions 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 Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering. Enterprise Engineering (EE) is the nucleus of the engineering culture at Blue Origin which provides technical standards, processes, and expertise which fully leverages Blue’s technical talent and exploits economies of scale across the enterprise to achieve low-cost access to space and profitability to all Blue business units. EE ensures engineering excellence across Blue Origin through strategic deployment of technical expertise (chief engineers, technical fellows, technical library), sustained engineering excellence and innovation through centralized multi-user laboratories, and efficient and well-understood products and processes through engineering tools/standards/processes.

• Work with Production and Materials teams to resolve part discrepancies

• May be required to interface with departments throughout the company

• Must possess good organizational skills, the ability to work well with others, good decision-making skills, and the ability to think outside the box

• Process Scrap and obsolete inventory from WIP locations as required.

• Control the proper access and consumption of material and VMI in Avionics Dev Lab and Failure Analysis

• Implement material stocking strategy on production lines, monitor, control and maintain proper floor stock

• Schedule and expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders

• Coordinate interdepartmental activity with warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics and program.

• Provide detailed status of work in progress, material availability, and communicates constraints to schedule

• Maintain and manage all calibration equipment ensuring compliance with calibration schedules and standards
• Track calibration records and coordinate recertification activities for lab equipment and tooling
• Train lab customers on Scireo Asset Management software for checking out tools and reserving benches
• Conduct regular walk-through inspections to ensure customers are returning tooling and vacating reserved lab spaces on time
• Manage tool libraries and ensure proper tool allocation and control across Kent, Denver, and Phoenix Avionics Dev Labs
• Coordinate bench reservation system and resolve scheduling conflicts
• Operate forklift to transport and dispose of materials and pallets to their prescribed locations as necessary
• Maintain organized and safe work areas through proper material handling and disposal practices
• Assist with creating and updating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab operations and material management
• Serve as primary point of contact for tool checkout, bench reservation, and lab access questions