Production Control Specialist III

BLUE ORIGIN • Van Horn, TX

20h • Onsite

About The Position

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. As part of a hardworking team of specialists and accomplished experts in Program Planning & Controls (PP&C), you will develop and maintain program plans for various spaceflight systems. Partnered with Blue’s Program Managers and Engineers, there are multiple facets to your support of our spaceflight systems. We are seeking a proactive, service-oriented individual with excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills that can thrive in a fast-paced environment. Position Specific Details: Shifts: Mon-Fri (2pm-10:30pm) Location: Van Horn, TX (Launch Site One) Relocation: Available Van Horn Specific information: Being at the heart of Blue Origin operations, the West Texas Site in Van Horn, TX offers eligible employee’s additional attractive financial incentives to supplement their competitive base earnings, including a living allowance and relocation assistance. Eligibility for these additional benefits is based on the employee’s ability to permanently relocate to Van Horn, TX, or travel to Van Horn from another Blue location a minimum of 50% of the time.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Project Management, or Engineering OR equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of engineering, manufacturing, and MRO bill of materials from development to refurbish configurations
• 5+ years of experience in program scheduling/planning and controls
• Experience establishing new programs and performing complete overhauls/replans of existing programs
• Robust understanding of scheduling best practices and experience implementing and adapting best practices in a variety of business environments
• Demonstrated success mentoring and developing lesser experienced planners and program teams
• Strong computer skills (MS Excel, MS Project, MS Visio)

Nice To Haves

• Experience establishing new program schedules
• Experience in aerospace research and development and manufacturing environments
• IPMR Customer Deliverables on EVM-required contracts
• Experience with Deltek Cobra, Empower, or other cost/schedule integration and analysis tools
• Experience in Program Finance roles and/or implementing Earned Value Management
• Successful support of programs through DCMA/DCAA, joint site surveillance, or other government audits.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Budgeting, cost analysis, and financial reporting
• Experience and comfort with working in ambiguous environments and situations
• Proposal support including translation of estimates into IMSs upon award
• MBA, or Project Management certification (PMP/Certified Project Manager)

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the creation and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule, integrating subordinate schedules for a comprehensive data set.
• Coordinate with master scheduler and material planners to align demand with program requirements for development, flight engines and MRO engines
• Collaborate with technical material planning leadership to develop inventory strategies supporting flight and development engines.
• Analize weekly open work orders report and communicate with material planners and master schedulers inaccurate action messages
• Coordinate with technical leadership to drive resource loading, analyze, and optimize schedules to meet milestones.
• Implement effective baseline change control for tracking performance and conducting critical path and variance analysis.
• Regularly lead status reviews, gathering inputs from stakeholders to facilitate progress updates, forecast changes, and communicate schedule metrics to program leadership.
• Perform “what-if” scenario planning and schedule risk assessments, providing mitigation recommendations.
• Partner with Program Cost Analysts to maintain integrated cost and schedule plans for program budgeting and cost analysis.
• Report to the PP&C leader of one of our four business units, playing a key role in developing robust program plans and increasing the speed and efficiency of program delivery.

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.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.
• Please check with your recruiter for more details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level