Shift Leader - TPSMF Shift

As part of a hardworking team of technicians and engineers, you will build human-rated orbital launch vehicles.

In this role, you will directly lead and supervise technicians and coordinate additional teammates such as manufacturing engineers, quality personnel, production controllers, schedulers, etc. You will have ultimate and full responsibility for guiding your crew with the Manufacturing of TPS products.

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!

If you share our passions and vision, thrive in a dynamic startup environment, excel at integrating and coordinating multi-functional teams of individuals, are experienced and skilled in several relevant technologies and methodologies continuously seeking out opportunities to learn and improve, and do not allow title or job description to limit the depth or breadth of your contributions, then we would love to hear from you.

- Shifts available: A Shift M-Th.

Interviews will include a technical assessment.

• Supervise personnel working TPS Manufacturing day-to-day operations with emphasis on Safety, to include scheduling and delegation of work.
• Guide teammates and ensure that each person has everything vital to safely succeed.
• Champion continued learning and growth to attract, develop, and retain phenomenal people.
• Conduct regular check-ins to ensure team member performance, fulfillment, and growth.
• Author job descriptions, screen candidates, and conduct interviews. Make hiring recommendations.
• Develop and implement process, efficiency, and continuous safety improvements.
• Responsible for prioritizing and establishing Work Center assignments, employee training, overtime assignments and backup for absent employees.
• Maintain all shop programs including Safety, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Clean as you go programs.

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.

• Minimum 5 years experience supervising/leading in a similar field.
• CNC Experience with Quilters, laser cutters, routers, splitters, PLCs and Valves.
• Lean/5S.
• Familiar with automated equipment and operations.

• Familiar with Lasers, Commercial Quilting machines, Bonding, Furnace operations, Valves and PLCs.
• Proficiency in interpreting engineering models, drawings, specifications, written work instructions, and test procedures.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and coordination skills.
• Continuous improvement mentality. Our job is never complete; we are always refining and improving.
• Curiosity for understanding the details of our business and how to optimize it.
• Lean certification.
• Experience in new product introduction.
• Experience in a team-based Lean Manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Aerospace/Launch vehicles.
• Experience in assembly, integration, and handling of large production.

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.

• Required for all positions:
  Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for certain job profiles:
  Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for certain job profiles:
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