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POSITION: R&D CNC Operator
SUMMARY:
The R&D CNC Operator is responsible for operating one or more CNC machines (Mill, Lathe with live tooling and/or Mill Turn CNC).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
- Start machine and observe its operation to reposition work piece, or adjust machine settings for multiple or successive passes.
- Experience working in an R&D environment.
- Set up and edit programs.
- Inspect or measure using precision measuring instruments.
- Maintains machine and perform advanced preventive and corrective maintenance on shop machines.
- Troubleshoot CNC Machines.
- Runs more than one machine/production process at a time.
- Calculates and sets machine controls to position tools, and regulate cutting depth, speed, feed or coolant flow.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The 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.
- Five years’ experience operating and setting-up CNC machines (Lathes, Mills, Mill Turn Centers) preferred
- Must be able to determine production methods and sequence of operations to produce parts according to blueprints and specifications
- Advanced math skills (I.e., trigonometry and advanced algebra)
- Knowledge of Mastercam/Esprit a plus
EDUCATION:
AA or Technical Certification or Journeyman.
POSITION: Senior Product Manager
SUMMARY:
The Senior Product Manager is responsible for guiding new product development and market introduction using a disciplined approach to product life cycle management to maximize efficiencies and profitability.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
- Manage the product requirements process by obtaining information via research and input from customers, prospects, partners, Sales people, Engineering, and Marketing to define a cohesive product plan that is market-driven and can be successfully designed and executed.
- Document requirements definition, use-cases, and functional descriptions for existing and new products by using Word documents in accordance with Marketing Product Development Processes in support of Marketing goals and objectives.
- Responsible for the overall Product Launch process, including defining and tracking schedules using Microsoft Project, pricing, model numbering, forecasting, product warranty information, and other product-related deliverables that will create the complete product.
- Conduct testing of new lights of various types; provide timely information regarding test results to appropriate departments. This includes, but is not limited to, live fire and field testing.
- Possesses a strong business acumen; understands company operations, finances, legal aspects, and strategy to make informed decisions to achieve desired outcomes.
- Participate in weekly Engineering and Support meetings, providing market-driven guidance with qualitative and quantifiable data obtained from field sales and customer feedback on quality control issues, fixes, and other solutions in support of product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Conducts post-launch metrics to determine new product success. Works with Customer Service and Repairs to track new product return trends.
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to create product-specific messages via Microsoft Office software (emphasis in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) to articulate competitive product differentiators.
- Produce product data sheets, white papers, manuals, competitive analysis and other marketing collateral using Microsoft Office software to communicate key product information to internal/external customer base.
- Provide in-depth product and competitive analyses utilizing available market data and formatting into Excel or PowerPoint for use in product strategy and sales / marketing positioning.
- Provide qualitative and quantitative analysis to Management including vertical and/or horizontal segmentation, served and addressable markets, using Microsoft Office software in support of ongoing strategic market segment definition.
- Conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations in-person at customer briefings, industry conferences, internal sales meetings, and other public-speaking forums using audio visual media and associated computer software (PowerPoint, Excel, - Projectors, product demonstration kits, etc.), providing SureFire marketing and brand exposure to the public and consumer sector.
- Coordinate structured user-testing of product in both pre-release and post-release stages, in accordance with established field evaluations processes (current process is inclusive of obtaining product from engineering, send product to the customer, active communication during evaluation
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The 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.
- Successful design or product management experience, managing multiple development projects (prior experience with lighting products or similar in an OEM environment is a plus)
- Ability to convey complex, technical information to a non-technical audience with clarity.
- Intermediate understanding of financial and accounting principles.
- Must have familiarity with and comfort in handling firearms.
- Excel familiarity and proficiency a must.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree: BSME or Business and/or a minimum of six years relevant work experience.
POSITION: MACHINE OPERATOR IV
SUMMARY:
This position acts as the Set Up lead. Having mastered all the duties and responsibilities, competencies, qualifications, and physical demands of Machine Operator I and II.
In addition, works with very little or no supervision getting jobs off and on the machines, keeps production going in a highly efficient manner.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
- Supervises Machine Operators at least 60% of his time to ensure smooth operations.
- Starts and stops the machine, and watches for imperfect operation. Runs more than one machine at a time to avoid large quantities of bad parts to catch broken tooling.
- Speeds, feeds and tooling are ordinarily prescribed. In case of trouble, problems are called to the attention of or a supervisor to explain what happened and then train the individual to avoid problem form happening in the future.
- Reads “part” blue-prints by measuring part dimensions with different types of measuring equipment to run good parts.
- Makes necessary tool wear adjustments (offsets) by measuring parts and understanding the computer to maintain quality.
- Maintains the machine tools coolant, and maintains coolant level and concentricity by looking at tools and oil and using the equipment to see it to run good parts to avoid costly repair due to negligence.
- Cleans and maintains the machine tools and peripheral equipment, including filters, collets, chip conveyors, oil skimmers, and the shop floor itself by using the cleaning equipment to maintain and organize a safe working environment.
- If forklift certified, may handle and store the raw and scrap materials, using a forklift for safety and insurance purposes.
- Can preset tools for complete jobs. (Unsupervised)
- Puts new jobs on machines and produce parts for first article. (Unsupervised)
- Supervises the work of machine operators I and II.
- Some CNC program editing.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The 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.
- Experience reading blueprints.
- Basic math skills and the ability to measure correctly required.
- Worked as a Machine Operator II for one year or the equivalent work experience.
EDUCATION:
Some high school required, diploma preferred, and one year work experience.