Production Control Specialist III

1 day ago


Merritt Island, Florida, United States Blue Origin Full time
Production Control Specialist III Job Description

At Blue Origin, we're pushing the boundaries of space exploration and development. As a Production Control Specialist III, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of our manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Evaluate and coordinate the availability of materials and services to meet customer requirements
  • Perform shop order release/closure in the MRP System and reconcile parts
  • Provide detailed status of work in progress, material availability, and communicate constraints to schedule
  • Prepare work orders for the production of parts based on MRP, master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements
  • Coordinate interdepartmental activity with warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics, and program
  • Schedule and expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders
  • Work cross-functionally to expedite material shortages with procurement, receiving, quality, and other production areas
  • Implement material stocking strategies on production lines, monitor, control, and maintain proper floor stock
  • Control the proper access and consumption of material in manufacturing
  • Monitor the flow/velocity of jobs through the production line and partner with Production to ensure work completes on time to schedule
  • Monitor the velocity of the disposition of MRB and stranded material
  • Enter material transactions in the ERP system
  • Prepare reports and note shortages/damage
  • Process Scrap and obsolete inventory from WIP locations as required
  • Prepare for, conduct, and assist in reconciliation of cycle counts
  • Work with Engineering and Warehousing teams to resolve part discrepancies
  • May be required to interface with departments throughout the company

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, scheduling, demand planning, or planning
  • Experience with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
  • Experience with activities related to planning and/or scheduling
  • Experience working with a cross-functional team
  • Excellent computer skills with MS Office, ERP experience with MRP execution desired
  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrates understanding and is able to apply continuous improvement terminology/tools: LEAN, Six Sigma principles/DFSS/Lean design principles, Value Stream, and Kaizen
  • 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:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or similar
  • Can read, run, and write SQL (Structured Query Language)
  • Flexible to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends, and travel on occasion
  • Based upon job duties, may need to work in various areas that may cause exposure to fumes, dust, toxic or caustic chemicals (well below OSHA and ACGIH exposure guidelines), outdoor weather, moving mechanical parts, and/or be part of a hearing conservation program due to noise levels around certain equipment
  • Must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as necessary
  • Experience with ERP systems
  • Ability to handle multiple decisions based on workload dispersion, program priorities, and management and customer decisions
  • Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc)
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong math and analytical skills to solve problems
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Benefits:

  • 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%
  • Education Support Program

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 workforce.

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.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation:

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