Barrel Process & Quality Assurance Lead

Knight Enterprises Management, L.L.C.•Titusville, FL

About The Position

The Barrel Process & Quality Assurance Lead develops and maintains barrel production and quality processes, including inspection standards. The role leads continuous improvement, ensures quality procedures are followed across barreling operations, and helps resolve machining, tooling, and quality issues in coordination with research and development, production engineering, manufacturing engineering, machine operators, and programmers. The position performs first-piece, in-process, and visual inspections of machined components and assemblies to confirm compliance with engineering drawings. Inspection may cover bore diameter, straightness, concentricity, surface finish, and rifling geometry, using tools such as air gauges, micrometers, gauge pins, go/no-go gauges, and optical comparators. The role also performs other duties assigned by management. The work is primarily indoors (90%), with some outdoor work (10%). Temperature conditions are generally controlled, with occasional exposure to temperatures in excess of 70 degrees. Physical requirements include seeing and speaking; frequent reaching; often standing, walking, and hearing; and occasional sitting, lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, pulling up to 60 pounds, and other physical activities described in the posting.

Requirements

Knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings, and commercial or military standards and specifications.
Proficiency in mechanical layout inspection and use of inspection tools and equipment, including air gauging.
High skill in using Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to perform the stated physical requirements, including occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds and pulling up to 60 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Preferred degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
Firearm barreling and/or manufacturing experience, including gun drilling, reaming, rifling, and chambering.
Experience with hammer forging, button rifling, and cut rifling.

Responsibilities

Develop new barreling processes as needed and maintain or improve existing processes.
Lead continuous improvements in the barreling process.
Ensure quality standards and procedures are followed throughout barreling areas and processes.
Establish inspection standards for barreling processes, including inspection of bore diameter, straightness, concentricity, surface finish, and rifling geometry.
Troubleshoot machining, tooling, and defect issues and perform analysis when needed.
Coordinate with R&D, production engineering, and manufacturing engineering to resolve quality issues and improve barreling processes and inspection.
Perform first-piece, in-process, and visual inspections of machined components and assemblies to ensure compliance with engineering drawings.
Communicate with machine operators and/or programmers to resolve non-conformances effectively and promptly.
Work with Manufacturing Engineering personnel to resolve drawing-, fixture-, or programming-related issues.
Identify and implement process improvements to continuously improve operations.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.