Safariland
Jacksonville, FL, USA
TOGETHER, WE SAVE LIVES Job Summary Lead the manufacturing engineering team that builds life-saving ballistic armor. You'll own daily operational support, scale new/legacy product lines, drive automation, and run a structured Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) that lifts throughput, yield, safety, and cost. Responsibilities Build and lead a team of manufacturing, process, and automation engineers supporting operations. Identify, evaluate, and justify capital expenditure (CapEx) projects by developing data-driven business cases Work with the New Product Development group to ensure Tollgate Zero and NPI guidelines are followed, from inception to mass production. Develop and validate manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment for new products to consider DFM best practices. Create and manage process documentation including work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans, and SOPs. Build and maintain a prioritized CIP portfolio tied to plant KPIs (OEE, FPY, CT, COQ,...
