Production Expeditor and Scheduler III

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were 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!

As part of a hardworking team of specialists technicians and engineers you will serve as the on-the-floor expert responsible for ensuring hardware is staged moving and arriving at point-of-use in direct support of the production plan.

You will act as the connective tissue between Operations Leadership Production Control and the shop floor driving accountability to schedule identifying at-risk hardware before it becomes a constraint and relentlessly pursuing resolution to keep production moving.

You will work recovery and pull-in options on late missing or at-risk hardware across the production flow evaluate available recovery paths and present recommendations to leadership with clear summaries of options impacts and trade-offs. You will directly support the generation and maintenance of our Daily Weekly 2-Week and Monthly Production Plans translate plan requirements into actionable hardware staging and movement priorities and physically verify hardware status on the floor.

This role requires a bias toward action you will not wait for problems to surface; you will find them first and drive resolution.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided if necessary.

• No travel required.

• Shift: A-Shift Monday Friday 5:00 am 1:30 pm (8 hours). Overtime available.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain real-time physical and system-level awareness of hardware location status and readiness across the entire production flow from raw material receipt through final assembly proactively identifying at-risk stalled or missing hardware before it impacts the build schedule.

• Drive recovery actions on constrained hardware by evaluating and executing expedite paths including priority re-sequencing overtime acceleration parallel processing expedited inspection and inter-cell reallocation; present options with clear impact assessments to Ops Leadership and Production Control for rapid decision-making.

• Directly support the creation maintenance and execution of Daily Weekly 2-Week and Monthly Production Plans by translating planning requirements into actionable hardware staging priorities and ensuring floor-level activity aligns to committed schedules.

• Coordinate cross-functionally with kitting staging material handling inspection quality MRB and receiving teams to pull hardware through bottlenecks resolve discrepancies between physical inventory and system records and ensure on-time delivery to point-of-use.

• Maintain rigorous documentation of hardware status recovery actions and escalation history; communicate constraints risks and resolution paths clearly and consistently to Ops Leadership Production Control and cross-functional stakeholders through established reporting cadences.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• 3 years of experience in manufacturing operations production control material coordination expediting or a related shop floor role within an aerospace defense or high-complexity production environment.

• Demonstrated proficiency with MRP/ERP systems (e.g. SAP Oracle or equivalent) for tracking work orders inventory status and production schedules.

• Proven ability to read and interpret production schedules bills of material and shop floor routing documentation.

• Ability to work on a production floor including standing walking and physically verifying hardware across multiple work centers throughout a full shift.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations Management Industrial Technology or a related field.

• 5 years of experience in a high-rate or complex assembly production environment preferably in aerospace or rocket propulsion hardware.

• Experience directly supporting production planning cadences (daily stand-ups weekly scheduling multi-week look-aheads) and translating plans into floor execution.

• Demonstrated track record of driving accountability across cross-functional teams without direct authority persistent organized and effective under pressure.

• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles constraint management (Theory of Constraints) and visual management systems for shop floor execution.

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Culture Statement

Dont 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 youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blues Standard Background Check
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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical dental vision basic and supplemental life insurance paid parental leave short and long-term disability 401(k) with a company match of up to 5% and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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