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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As the Site Leader for Blue Origin’s Rocket Park Manufacturing Complex, in Merritt Island, FL, this role will have a direct impact on the success of Blue’s mission. The Site Leader, this role reports  to  Vice President of Manufacturing Operations for New Glenn.  They will lead the fabrication teams to deliver all components required to support build and integration of New Glenn Heavy Launch Vehicle, while supporting all other Blue Origin Business Units (New Sheppard, Lunar, and Blue Ring) ensuring Blue’s ability to scale manufacturing operations. .  This role will  be accountable for delivering all components on time, with high quality and being cost competitive to ensure New Glenn cost per launch targets are achieved.  This will require the development, and implementation of additional manufacturing capabilities at Rocket Park (which include but are not limited to Spin Forming and Friction Stir Welding). 

As the Site Leader for Rocket Park, you will act as the delegate for VP of Manufacturing Operations in several forums, including coordination site level activities that support creating a safe and effective work environment for all Blue Teammates in Florida locations.  This may include but is not limited to supporting New Teammate Integration, Business Resource Group Engagements, Tours, Coordinating emerging facility needs, coordinating audits, supporting lean standard implementation through Gemba walks.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated success interfacing/integrating with all Enterprise Functions and Executive Leadership in an integrated capacity, while developing and deploying  the Manufacturing Operating System  to align across the enterprise to enable execution and forecasting our ability to deliver on Operations commitments, while implementing methods to increase production efficiency and productivity to include factory flow and higher throughput, first pass yield, and improved learning curve as we scale to rate. 

We are looking for an individual who goes beyond just reporting the data but who translates the data into actionable information to drives improved team performance. While this role requires someone with an understanding of industry best practices around Manufacturing, Business Operations, and development of new and unique manufacturing technologies, candidates must have demonstrated experience challenging the norms and maintaining a commitment to relentlessly pursuing new and better alternative practices.

Leverage Blue’s leadership principles to cultivate a trusting, learning culture of leaders through continuous feedback, coaching and robust development opportunities.

Work to ensure that we are continually improving manufacturing processes and procedures, with technical assistance from tooling, engineering, finance, and materials. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering and/or manufacturing operations
• 15+ years of engineering and manufacturing experience  with roles of expanding leadership and scope.
• Lead and direct initiates and strategies that deliver cost effective, high quality, operational performance in the component fabrication environment.
• Experience with large project data sets, project planning efforts, and integrating program cost and schedules to satisfy demand provided by the Enterprise Customers (SIOP)
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with a keen ability to understand and work with complex relationships across  the organization
• Extensive experience in building and leading teams, including hiring new talent, growing existing talent, and fostering a productive and healthy team culture
• Experience Propagate key operational findings and best practices to support improvement across the Blue enterprise.
• Analyzing processes and operations at the micro and macro levels followed by implementing high impact improvements for safety, cost savings, and other means to accelerate progress.
• Demonstrate Blue Origin’s Leadership Principles to cultivate a trusting, learning culture of leaders through continuous feedback, mentor and robust development opportunities.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion while developing sustaining high performance teams
• Experience and ability to thrive in an environment with ambiguity, evolving priorities and requirements
• 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

Desired:

• Experience Leading and Integrating large complex technical programs
• Experienced Program Planning and Program Finance in support of large hardware platforms (Aerospace, Defense, Construction sectors)
• Demonstrated success in designing, testing, implementing and deploying standard operating procedures and process
• Passionate about the value robust schedule and cost management can bring to a program and experienced in articulating this value and earning buy-in from stakeholders.
• Scheduling and/or project management experience in a recurring operations or maintenance environment
• Expertise with Primavera P6, Deltek Cobra, and Empower
• Proven record of hands-on development and implementation of company-wide process improvements
• MBA, or Project Management certification (PMP/Certified Project Manager)

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

Export Control Regulations

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 U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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