Summary of Position Mission
Serves as an independent process owner for assigned machining and assembly operations. Develops, optimizes, and sustains robust manufacturing systems, leads cross-functional projects, and owns technical decisions within assigned scope to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end manufacturing processes for assigned product lines, cells, or equipment
- Develop, validate, and maintain machining, assembly, and inspection processes and approve technical documentation within delegated authority
- Own CNC/CAM strategy, tooling, workholding, setup, and prove-out decisions for assigned products
- Lead DFM/DFA, tolerance, drawing, and engineering-change reviews and resolve manufacturability risks with Design Engineering and Quality
- Lead equipment trials, acceptance testing, qualification, and production handoff for moderately complex systems
- Lead cycle-time, scrap, throughput, uptime, tool-life, and labor-efficiency improvement efforts using verified data
- Own process flow, PFMEA, control-plan, capability, and work-instruction content for assigned processes
- Implement SPC and capability controls and respond to unstable or incapable processes with documented action plans
- Lead cross-functional root-cause analysis and corrective or preventive actions using a method appropriate to the problem and verify effectiveness
- Integrate safety, firearms compliance, and engineering risk controls into all process, tooling, equipment, and layout decisions
- Build and maintain project plans with scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and acceptance criteria
- Lead cross-functional execution with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and suppliers
- Deliver projects on time, within scope, and to agreed safety, quality, cost, and performance targets
- Train operators, technicians, and junior engineers and provide day-to-day technical coaching
- Support capital-equipment justification and implementation within assigned projects
- Maintain and keep workstation and department area clean
- Demonstrate sound working knowledge of firearms safety
- Wear all necessary Personal Protective Equipment directed by the Company at all times
- Adhere to all employment policies/safety policies/practices required by law/established by the Company
- Other duties will be assigned as required.
Qualifications &Knowledge Required
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. These requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial or closely related engineering discipline
- Demonstrated ability to develop, validate, document, and sustain machining, assembly, tooling, or inspection processes
- Independent capability in technical print and GD&T review, manufacturing problem solving, data analysis, and production-risk decisions
- Demonstrated process ownership and delivery of cross-functional work with clear safety, quality, cost, delivery, and documentation results
- General computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite
- Must be capable of following all established environmental safety protocols required by OSHA/federal and state agencies and the Company
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with team members at all levels
Preferred
- 3+ years of relevant experience
Working Conditions
Work is normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment and throughout a heated manufacturing and warehouse facility. Exposure to conditions of extreme heat/cold, poor ventilation, fumes and gases is very limited. Noise level is moderate and includes sounds of light manufacturing, shipping and receiving, and normal office equipment (computers, telephones, etc.). No known environmental hazards are encountered in normal performance of job duties.
Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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:
- Be able to lift objects up to 50 lbs.
- Be able to lift, push and pull objects as necessary
- May be required to stand and walk throughout the workday
- Occasionally required to bend, stoop, kneel and crouch
- Occasional travel to other company facilities or suppliers as needed
Disclaimers
- This job description should not be interpreted to be a complete list of all the duties and responsibilities performed by the jobholder. To maintain organizational flexibility, management has the discretion to add, drop or change at any time the duties, responsibilities and expectations of this job.
- This job description does not constitute an offer of employment, continuous employment or an employment contract. We are an at-will employer and either you or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any legal reason or for no reason.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or closely related engineering discipline
- Ability to develop, validate, document, and sustain machining, assembly, tooling, or inspection processes
- Independent capability in technical print and GD&T review, manufacturing problem solving, data analysis, and production-risk decisions
- Demonstrated process ownership and cross-functional project delivery with safety, quality, cost, delivery, and documentation results
- General computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to follow environmental safety protocols required by OSHA, federal and state agencies, and the company
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate across organizational levels
- Three or more years of relevant experience
What We Do
Century Arms is a U.S. firearms manufacturer with roots in surplus firearms. It designs, machines, builds, and supports firearms, identifying itself as America's AK manufacturer. Its history has involved offering unique, affordable firearms to American collectors, hunters, and target shooters. The company has U.S. facilities in Vermont and Florida, and describes manufacturing processes that include machining, stamping, finishing, and assembly.
