Shift Leader - Programming & Tooling

BLUE ORIGIN • Huntsville, AL

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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. 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!

Requirements

• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• 4 years minimum of management experience
• 7 years minimum experience in or combination; CNC Programming in either Mastercam or Unigraphics NX
• NC Programming experience for CNC Mills/Lathes/Multi axis mills and Multi axis lathes/VTLs
• Root cause and corrective action analysis experience
• Understand the department KPI’s metrics to improve performance
• Excellent blue print reading skills including GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard
• Strong communication skills with a heavy customer focus
• Must have a continuous improvement mentality
• Clear understanding of production versus development environments
• Fluent in use of precision hand tools
• Familiar with use of personal computers
• Self-motivation and ability to prioritize projects to meet completion dates

Nice To Haves

• 5S, Lean Manufacturing or Kaizen experience
• Experience verifying NC Programs with Vericut software
• Experience machining on multi-axis mills and lathes

Responsibilities

• This Shift Leader position will cover small groups of employees in several areas on the complex. Areas including: CNC Programming & Tool Crib
• Conduct performance reviews
• Responsible for establishing SOPs, work queues, employee training, overtime assignments and back-up for absent employees.
• Maintain and communicate programming and tool build schedule status to ensure meeting customer expectations
• Provide first level escalation support to employees regarding HR issues (employee relations, worker’s compensation, disciplinary actions, time cards, PTO requests)
• Identifying Continuous Improvement opportunities and implementing change to improve process, reduce cycle and setup times
• Facilitate communication with tool vendors for proper supply and training
• Maintain all shop programs. These programs include 5S, Lean, Cleaning and Safety
• Ensure all team members follow work instructions, quality requirements and processes
• Ensure accurate production staff data recording. Namely clock-in/clock-out activities
• Provide continued training and skills development for team members, and mentor early career team member
• Ensure start-up readiness for production
• Support design for manufacturing and provide job planning estimates
• Ability to be a working supervisor within programming responsibilities
• Ability to perform interviews, evaluate talent and provide hiring recommendations
• Safely work within an industrial environment

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed