Director of Manufacturing

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Title: Director of Manufacturing

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $150,000 - $281,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Boulder, CO

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave.

Position Purpose: The Director of Manufacturing will oversee the Manufacturing Division of the company, ensuring effective and efficient use of facilities and staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversees the manufacture of products, ensuring production, performance, and quality standards are consistently met.
• Review’s production reports to ensure safety, quality, financial, and delivery goals and standards are met.
• Ensures a healthy and safe working environment, and compliance with federal and state regulations, through collaboration with environmental, health, and safety staff.
• Oversees and participates in the recruitment, hiring, and training of manufacturing employees
• Oversees schedules and assignments for the division
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive
• Lead, assess, coach, and develop departmental leaders and staff
• Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy
• Assists Executive Director of Operations with long-range operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology.
• Develop and monitor performance criteria to allow measurement and continuous improvement of manufacturing efficiency and quality, thereby ensuring on-time and error-free performance.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of all manufacturing processes
• Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills
• Organizes departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations
• Delivers progress and production reports to executive team members as requested
• Supervises equipment purchase, maintenance, and layout
• Other responsibilities as assigned

 

Required Qualifications/Education:

• 10 years of experience in a management role of an aerospace manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; Master’s degree preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and managerial skills
• Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in the manufacturing division
• Ability to set long-term goals and communicate them to to others
• Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.  BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.