Sr. Principal HRBP, Manufacturing & Operations
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This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.Senior Principal, Human Resources – Manufacturing & Operations
The Senior Principal, Human Resources – Manufacturing is a critical role in shaping how HR supports Blue Origin’s transition to a production-oriented organizationoperatingat scale.
This role serves as the bridge between enterprise HR strategy and manufacturing execution, ensuring that our people practices enable operational success.
Blue Origin is seeking a Human Resources Leader for Manufacturing to lead the strategy, alignment, and execution of HR support across our manufacturing operations.
This roleoperatesas a senior individual contributor at the equivalent level of a Senior Director, with enterprise-wide scope across the largest and most operationally complexportionof the business. The leader will serve as thecentral pointof coordination and thought leadership for all manufacturing HR, influencing leaders and HR Business Partners across multiple programs and sites.
Collectively, these organizationsrepresentapproximately+6,000 employees, with a majority hourly workforceoperatingin production and launch environments.
This role is designed to ensure that HR practices across manufacturing are consistent, scalable, and aligned to productionobjectives, while enabling HR Business Partners tooperateeffectively at a strategic level.
Define and drive the enterprise HR strategy for manufacturing and launch operations
Ensure consistency of HR practices across programs, including performance management, employee relations frameworks, attendance and workforce policies,employeedevelopmentand progression.
Partner with Operations leadership to align workforce strategy with production and rate objectives
Serve as the functional lead for partner teams supporting manufacturing, providing guidance, alignment, and coaching to ensure a unified HR approach across programs
Drive cross-program collaboration,eliminatingfragmentation in HR practices
Lead development of a site-based HR strategy across major manufacturing locationsandestablishconsistent approaches totechnician engagement,workforce communicationandsite-level culture and leadership effectiveness
Ensure HR presence and support models are aligned to shift-based, production-driven environments
Act as the subject matter expert for hourly workforce dynamics, includingemployee relations trends,union vulnerability and labor risk mitigation,front-lineleadercapability
Partner with Employee Relations and leadership teams to proactively manage workforce sentiment and risk
Support organizational design decisions to ensure structures enable efficient production and leadership effectiveness
15+ years of progressive HR experience, withsignificant experiencesupporting manufacturing, industrial, or operations organizations
Demonstrated experience working with large hourly workforces in production environments
Strongexpertiseinemployee relations,labor strategy / union avoidance,workforce planning in manufacturing settings
Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
Experienceoperatingin high-growth or scaling environments preferred
Ability to navigate complex, multi-site organizations with diverse workforce needs
This role requires a leader whooperateswith high judgment and strong business acumenand can influence across organizations without formal authority. The ideal candidate balances strategic thinking with operational awareness and drives clarity and alignment in complex, evolving environments.
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.
Leadership Characteristics
This role requires a leader who operates with high judgment and strong business acumen and can influence across organizations without formal authority. The ideal candidate balances strategic thinking with operational awareness and drives clarity and alignment in complex, evolving environments.
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.
- Where is this Sr. Principal HRBP, Manufacturing & Operations 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 senior-level role, typically 5+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
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