Jobs at Malibu Boats, Inc.

Applies gelcoat to molds using atomized spray equipment, calibrates and maintains gelcoat systems, reads work orders, handles materials (55-gallon drums and 5-gallon pails), assists moving molds, follows PPE and respirator protocols, and performs general housekeeping and quality checks to meet production specifications.

Supervises production operations, personnel, scheduling, safety, quality, and productivity. Assigns work, monitors performance, trains employees, implements corrective actions, supports capacity and model changes, and drives continuous improvement through lean practices. The role maintains workplace standards, develops team members, reviews operational data, and ensures production targets and customer requirements are met.

Leads regional HR strategy and operations across multiple facilities. Manages HR Business Partners, oversees workforce planning, employee relations, talent acquisition, succession planning, performance management, training, engagement, and leader development. Uses HR metrics to improve staffing, headcount accuracy, talent outcomes, and accountability while partnering with regional and site leadership in production environments.

Supervises production operations, personnel, scheduling, productivity, safety, quality, and continuous improvement. The role assigns work, monitors performance, trains employees, enforces policies, manages production changes, handles hazardous materials safely, and uses operational data to improve efficiency. It also supports lean manufacturing practices, develops team members, maintains work instructions, and ensures a clean, safe workplace.

Manages daily manufacturing operations, production scheduling, staffing, safety, quality, cost, and delivery performance. Supervises production teams and leaders, coordinates with engineering and quality departments, supports lean continuous improvement, maintains equipment and safety standards, manages hazardous materials and waste, and develops employees. Requires knowledge of fiberglass lamination and boat building, supervisory experience, Microsoft Office proficiency, and an associate degree, seven years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination.

Supervises production operations, personnel, safety, quality, productivity, scheduling, and continuous improvement. Leads teams, assigns work, monitors performance, trains employees, enforces policies, manages hazardous-material procedures, and supports production changes. Uses reports and data to improve efficiency and ensure targets are met while maintaining a clean and safe workplace.

Leads plant quality activities for marine seat and back cover assemblies, including process audits, defect reduction, control plans, PPAPs, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, supplier quality, customer and warranty issue resolution, and continuous improvement. Partners with engineering, production, supply chain, suppliers, and customers to improve process stability, reduce scrap and rework, maintain quality documentation, support audits, and achieve measurable improvements in defects, warranty claims, COPQ, and process performance.

SkillBridge military interns receive hands-on civilian work experience at Malibu Boats while transitioning from active-duty service. Training opportunities may span engineering, manufacturing, electrical and technical work, quality, maintenance, supply chain, IT, and business operations. Participants must meet DoD SkillBridge eligibility requirements, obtain military command approval, and apply transferable military skills in a civilian workplace. Specific responsibilities depend on the matched department and available training opportunity.

Maintains and improves the manufacturing facility’s Quality Management System, including controlled documentation, training, audits, corrective and preventive actions, compliance, and continuous improvement. Leads QMS deployment initiatives, facilitates root cause analysis, tracks quality metrics, supports certification and customer audits, and collaborates with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Quality teams to sustain standards and reduce quality risks.

Sources and qualifies suppliers, manages supplier and part onboarding, evaluates quotations, negotiates agreements, and drives cost, quality, delivery, and risk objectives. Coordinates new product introduction milestones with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and purchasing teams. Manages RFQs, sourcing projects, supplier qualification, purchase orders, performance tracking, and transitions to buyers while identifying savings and supply chain improvements.

Serves as a technical expert in process engineering, supporting manufacturing operations and improvement initiatives. Evaluates production problems, develops and updates work instructions and procedures, removes non-value-added process elements, creates CAD layouts to optimize workflow and material flow, resolves quality issues with supervisors, and participates in Kaizen and 5S continuous improvement events. The role involves working around manufacturing equipment, chemicals, vibration, and moving mechanical parts, with typical 10-hour workdays and possible overtime.

Performs quality audits, product and material inspections, dimensional measurements, and CMM/scanner programming. Supports PPAP, supplier nonconformance and RMA processes, inventory and QA hold transactions, calibration, internal audits, MRB meetings, warranty investigations, and corrective actions. Maintains laboratory and quarantine areas while analyzing quality data, identifying trends, and supporting production and supplier quality improvements.

Supports the generation, validation, and development of production processes and innovations for boat manufacturing. Collaborates with Safety, Quality, Production, and Design teams to identify and implement safety, quality, manufacturing, and design improvements. The internship involves CAD-related work, hands-on use of tools and mechanical devices, and work in indoor and outdoor plant and boat environments.

Supports and enhances enterprise data systems, databases, integrations, and analytics platforms. Responsibilities include SQL development, database administration, performance tuning, production troubleshooting, backup and recovery, enterprise integrations, Power BI and SSRS reporting, and Microsoft Fabric pipeline and workspace support. The role also contributes to data modeling, migration, governance, security, documentation, compliance, and collaboration with application developers, infrastructure teams, vendors, analysts, and business stakeholders.

Quality Engineer responsible for plant-level product and process quality across cutting, tube bending, welding, and painting operations. Leads auditors, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, audits, control plans, FMEA, continuous improvement, supplier quality support, warranty analysis, and customer issue resolution. Partners with engineering, production, supply chain, and suppliers to reduce defects, scrap, rework, warranty claims, and cost of poor quality while improving process stability and compliance.

Lead site continuous improvement and COPQ reduction across premium boat manufacturing. Drive root-cause problem solving (A3, 8D, DMAIC), Lean deployment, quality protection, KPIs, COPQ dashboards, cross-functional CI projects, and capability building to improve FPY, reduce rework, and sustain process controls.

Manage incoming supplier quality to ensure materials meet performance and cosmetic standards. Lead supplier selection, audits, corrective actions (8D/DMAIC), APQP/PPAP, incoming inspection, root cause analysis, supplier development, NPI readiness, and data-driven improvements to reduce PPM, COPQ, and warranty issues.

Lead plant-level quality activities for marine wiring harnesses and assemblies: manage process auditors, reduce scrap/rework and COPQ, perform root cause analysis (8D/A3/5 Whys), implement CAPA, maintain control plans and audits, support NPI and supplier quality, drive Lean/Six Sigma continuous improvement, and coach production teams to improve product quality and metrics.

Lead plant-wide continuous improvement to reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) in premium boat manufacturing. Drive root-cause problem solving (A3, 8D, DMAIC), Lean deployment, takt alignment, FPY/DPU improvements, and capability building. Own COPQ dashboards, cross-functional projects, visual management, and sustain corrective actions to protect brand quality and improve dealer/customer experience.

Leads marine seating and upholstery projects from concept through production launch. Manages timelines, budgets, customer expectations, prototypes, validation, engineering documentation, BOMs, supplier coordination, and launch readiness. Develops manufacturable seating systems, foam components, and interior products while driving quality, cost, efficiency, tooling, fixture, and process improvements. Supports production ramp-up, project reviews, customer engagement, and technical business development.