Manufacturing Engineer-DGM
Safari Land•Jacksonville, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Manufacturing Engineer oversees key operational improvement and optimization initiatives for Safariland armor manufacturing. This role provides technical support to manufacturing departments, implements process improvements, supports automation initiatives, and develops strategies to improve efficiency, delivery, safety, quality, throughput, and cost performance.
Requirements
- Two (2) to five (5) years of related manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or automation project experience.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing automation including cobot implementation, robotics, machine guarding, sensors, vision systems, and automated material handling.
- Experience supporting automation equipment selection, ROI justification, vendor coordination, commissioning, operator training, and production ramp-up.
- Basic understanding of PLC-controlled equipment, HMI interfaces, industrial controls, electrical schematics, and automated manufacturing troubleshooting.
- Experience working with hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical.
- High proficiency using SolidWorks required.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with PLC/HMI platforms, manufacturing data collection systems, robotics programming, machine vision, or automation system integration.
- Bachelor’s degree required; industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related technical degree preferred.
- Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Work with Focus Factory Manager(s) to achieve optimal levels of efficiency, delivery, and quality performance.
- Participate in cost reduction initiatives for Safariland Duty Gear manufacturing.
- Lead or support continuous improvement and change control projects.
- Support design-for-manufacturing initiatives and production process improvements.
- Prepare documentation, analysis, project status updates, test results, and ISO documentation.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement effective countermeasures.
- Conduct time studies for new and existing products.
- Use SolidWorks and DraftSight for computer-aided design and drafting activities.
- Complete value stream maps, recommend improvement strategies, and support implementation.
- Collaborate with the Duty Gear Team to drive lean manufacturing, optimization, and continuous improvement.
- Apply Lean Six Sigma and 5S methods to manage process and quality improvement activities.
- Research, justify, recommend, and implement automation processes and equipment within manufacturing facilities.
- Identify and implement automation opportunities including robotics, collaborative robots, vision systems, material handling, fixtures, sensors, and machine controls.
- Partner with Maintenance, Operations, Quality, EHS, IT, vendors, and system integrators to scope, install, validate, troubleshoot, and sustain automated equipment.
- Identify & implement automation projects including user requirements, equipment specifications, FAT/SAT, commissioning, training, change control, and post-launch performance tracking.
- Analyze automation performance data, downtime, OEE, cycle time, scrap, and quality metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Oversee justification, planning, and execution of capital projects, ensuring alignment with budgets and schedules.
- Demonstrated experience managing capital equipment projects and facility layout initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
