Sr. Production Control Specialist, Test Ops Maintenance

About the role

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. It involves Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Responsibilities

• Help build and define the production control function within Test Operations Maintenance, establishing standard work, processes, and tools that scale across the team.
• Independently plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities (PMs, reactive repairs, upgrades, improvements, and planned outages) to align with test campaign schedules, incorporating CPV and valve shop demand into the broader plan.
• Build integrated maintenance schedules that balance capacity against demand, surfacing issues and trade-offs to leadership while owning capacity planning and resource forecasting.
• Manage Work Order lifecycle across all business systems, and track and report key maintenance metrics (PM compliance, schedule adherence, backlog, MTTR) to guide continuous improvement.
• Coordinate parts, materials, and specialty tooling, collaborating with procurement and supply chain to get ahead of shortages and long-lead items.
• Identify constraints in the maintenance flow and lead problem-solving, including anomaly investigations and root cause analyses, to develop recovery plans.
• Serve as the primary scheduling and planning point of contact between Test Operations Maintenance and internal customers (test, engine, and vehicle programs).
• Mentor junior production control personnel and improve planning tools and ERP/MRP/CMMS workflows as the function grows.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional schedule management, production control, or maintenance planning experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently, take ownership of complex projects, and set direction in ambiguous situations.
• Substantial experience with ERP/MRP and/or CMMS platforms; experience working with inventory and database systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to influence collaborators at all levels.
• Must be eligible to gain access to Redstone Arsenal.
• 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.