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Varstaff lists this Materials Planner opportunity in cape canaveral, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Blue Origin Production Control Team MemberIn this role, you will join Blue Origin's Production Control team to support rate production for New Glenn. Designed as a dedicated surge and clean-up function, you will aggressively attack work-order backlog debt—dispositioning idle orders, resolving kitted parts trapped in stalled jobs, and maintaining strict MRP/ERP data integrity. Additionally, you will provide critical expediting muscle on hot jobs, drive work-center coverage, handle off-nominal shift hand-offs, and report daily burn-down metrics to ensure manufacturing schedule execution.Shift: Flexible coverage; willingness and availability to support off-nominal shifts (B/C/D shifts) as coverage gaps arise.Location: Blue Origin Production FacilitiesWhat We're Looking For Education & ExperienceExperience in schedule management, expediting, or backlog/data clean-up within a manufacturing or production environment.Direct experience working with ERP/MRP platforms (e.g., SAP, Costpoint, or equivalent) with comfort working directly in raw data.Demonstrated ability to self-manage, ramp up quickly, and resolve high-volume data backlogs in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.Passion for human spaceflight and aerospace manufacturing.Must-Have SkillsBacklog Remediation & Work Order Management: Skill in analyzing, dispositioning, and closing out aged, idle, or stalled work orders, as well as unblocking kitted part numbers.ERP/MRP Data Integrity: Hands-on proficiency navigating and correcting production data, material status, and inventory records directly inside ERP/MRP systems.Expediting & Schedule Execution: Expertise in tracking hot jobs, identifying missing materials/kits, resolving cross-departmental bottlenecks, and preventing schedule slips.Shift Flexibility & Communication: Ability to provide off-nominal shift support (B/C/D), communicate daily burn-down metrics clearly, and escalate recurring systemic blockers to leadership.Nice-to-Have Skills (Preferred)Specialized experience in backlog remediation, data cleanup, or rapid expediting (beyond steady-state production scheduling).Prior experience in both hardware development and rate-production manufacturing environments (Aerospace or Automotive preferred).Familiarity with Microsoft Office (including MS Project), Jira/ITS, and modern AI data tools.
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cape canaveral, FL, 32920, US
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