Jobs at Vista Outdoor Inc.

Supports supply chain initiatives across ammunition manufacturing facilities by analyzing inventory, demand, pricing, supplier performance, delivery, quality, and cost trends. Develops forecasts, category reports, BI dashboards, supplier scorecards, and cost comparison tools. Collaborates with buying, planning, operations, sales, engineering, suppliers, and legal teams to improve sourcing, manage inventory, address production challenges, support negotiations, and track savings.

Plans and leads manufacturing process improvements, troubleshoots production issues, analyzes operational data, implements corrective actions, and manages engineering, cost-reduction, and capital projects. The role maintains process documentation, supports manufacturing personnel, interprets product specifications and test data, and improves efficiency, quality, and waste reduction in ammunition production.

Supports the design, implementation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, equipment, and production systems. Analyzes operational data, resolves root causes, improves safety, quality, throughput, and cost performance, and leads process and capital projects. Collaborates with product development, manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and operations teams; prepares technical reports, guides shop personnel, and supports training and new product introductions.

Manages the Federal Shotshell product line through annual planning, market and competitor analysis, new product development, consumer research, roadmap creation, product launches, sales support, and ongoing profitability, inventory, forecasting, and production planning. Coordinates with marketing, sales, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and international teams while supporting trade shows, product training, and key accounts.

Leads international trade compliance activities involving ITAR, EAR, OFAC, AECA, import/export licensing, product classification, sanctions, audits, training, and recordkeeping. Reviews contracts and programs, manages authorizations and agreements, assesses compliance risks, supports investigations, guides employees, oversees due diligence, and coordinates with government agencies, counsel, suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders. The role is based in Minnesota, Idaho, or Arkansas and requires quarterly travel.

Designs, programs, commissions, troubleshoots, and improves automated manufacturing systems using PLCs, HMIs, robotics, vision systems, servo motion, and industrial networks. Responsibilities include electrical controls design, capital project support, equipment integration, root-cause problem solving, technical documentation, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, quality, engineering, and IT. Higher-level engineers lead complex automation projects, mentor team members, and drive manufacturing performance improvements.

Supports Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints implementation in a high-volume manufacturing facility. Leads process improvement, kaizen, value stream mapping, time studies, statistical analysis, and new-process implementation. Trains and coaches leaders and team members, applies DMAIC and Lean tools, identifies waste, and recommends performance improvements. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, problem solving, communication, and comfort working in office and manufacturing environments with potential exposure to hazardous materials and equipment.

Supports the development, programming, testing, and integration of industrial automation and control systems. Responsibilities include PLC and HMI programming, troubleshooting, manufacturing equipment integration, electrical documentation, process improvement, machine-data integration with MES/SCADA/IT systems, and cross-functional collaboration. The role requires foundational programming, electrical controls, schematic interpretation, and problem-solving skills in a manufacturing environment that may involve hazardous materials.

Leads the design, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, and support of enterprise Cisco network infrastructure. Manages switching, wireless, SD-WAN, network access control, VPN, monitoring, routing, and connectivity systems. Supports architecture, site deployments, hardware refreshes, circuit turn-ups, migrations, vendor coordination, documentation, projects, change management, on-call operations, and critical outage response.

Designs, implements, maintains, and improves electrical systems, controls, equipment, and automation for a manufacturing facility. Develops PLC programs and HMI interfaces, coordinates installations and upgrades, oversees electrical projects, ensures code and safety compliance, troubleshoots production equipment, supports proof-of-concept projects, and trains team members. The role also manages project schedules and budgets while developing scalable technologies for multiple facilities.

Leads capital and non-capital manufacturing engineering projects, including equipment and process design, project execution, cost reduction, tooling improvements, product launches, supplier and material qualification, troubleshooting, engineering change orders, and FMEAs. The role supports high-volume metallic parts manufacturing and requires coordination across engineering, product development, suppliers, and factory operations, including work around flammables and explosives.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and machine designs for ammunition production. Troubleshoots production issues, implements cost reductions, reviews drawings and bills of materials, processes engineering changes, supports new product introduction, and manages major equipment failure projects, including capital justification, redesign, execution, documentation, spending, and resources. Work may involve hazardous flammables and explosives with required safety training.