Jobs at Cobalt Boats, LLC

Sources and qualifies suppliers for parts, components, and materials; manages supplier and part onboarding; evaluates bids and negotiates pricing, quality, delivery, and service terms. Coordinates new product introduction milestones with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and purchasing teams. Leads sourcing initiatives, supplier qualification, cost savings, risk mitigation, purchase orders, contracts, and transitions to buyers while maintaining project documentation and timelines.

Serves as a technical expert in process engineering, supporting manufacturing process improvement and production operations. Responsibilities include solving production problems, developing and documenting processes and work instructions, eliminating non-value-added activities, creating CAD layouts, addressing quality issues, and participating in Lean and Kaizen events. The role works in a manufacturing environment with moving equipment, chemicals, vibration, extended workdays, and possible overtime.

Prepares fiberglass parts by moving them from molds, then grinding, trimming, drilling, cutting, and laying out options according to work orders, prints, measurements, guides, and templates. Maintains tools, work areas, and dust-filter logs while meeting production schedules and safety requirements. The role involves extended standing, repetitive hand movements, lifting, respirator use, hearing protection, frequent overtime, and typical 10-hour workdays.

Diagnose, repair, and prevent electrical issues on boats throughout assembly. Inspect wiring and onboard systems, perform root-cause analysis, document repairs, train assembly operators, support prototype builds and testing, collaborate with engineering, and ensure compliance with quality standards and ABYC/NMMA requirements.