Upholstery Technical Specialist - Chris Craft

Chris-Craft is a premium boat manufacturer participating in the luxury goods industry looking for an experienced Upholstery Technical Specialist who wants to be part of a great team building a world-class product.


We are looking for someone with a track record of coming into new organizations and winning the respect and admiration of the workforce in manufacturing. Your style is one of helping, coaching, encouraging, and motivating employees as the company grows and makes a transition to a more sophisticated environment.


As an Upholstery Technical Specialist, you will have autonomy in your projects to help expand the business by multiples. Continuous improvement is part of our culture and you will work with manufacturing to assist in improving our processes and making our business successful.


If you've been looking for the opportunity to be part of a company that is rapidly growing, you welcome challenges and work well as part of a team or on you own, then look no further.


Responsible for researching, generating, developing, and implementing upholstery and canvas designs for all Chris Craft products. Engineering will be performed to ensure designs are robust and manufacturing friendly. These systems must meet all necessary internal quality and supplier requirements and be executed to meet industry and regulatory requirements.




Duties and Responsibilities:


+ Ensure reliable engineering and integration of boat systems to include but not limited to surface modeling, upholstery component development.


+ Consult with equipment and component suppliers during design and the resolution of issues.


+ Provide accurate material and component specification for sourcing of new components.


+ Ensure that new designs meet the cost, labor, performance, and functional requirements


+ Work with suppliers on the development of new systems and components to ensure continuous improvement in the quality and value of our boats systems


+ Development of new product ideas and systems in 2D and 3D CAD models prior to execution


+ Transfer and load cut files into necessary nesting programs (ie. SigmaNest)


+ Generate engineering drawings and work instructions for new designs


+ Resolve assigned Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) to make employee driven improvements


+ Participate in manufacturing integration activities to ensure successful launches of new products and technologies as well as continuous improvement activities.


+ Support manufacturing and customer service on issue resolution


+ Validate designs so they meet necessary system specifications and performance requirements.


+ Provide technical evaluations and reports on issues for customer service and field problems.


+ Ensure compliance with all necessary industry, domestic and international government regulations.


+ Perform final system design verification tests as needed


+ Ensure timely and adequate completion of all applicable phases of project


+ Ensure that all materials used in the manufacture of finished products have been tested and approved for quality and reliability.


+ Develop custom plans and designs requested by customers and approved for build


+ Must be willing to travel (minimum 10%).


+ Other duties as assigned


Education


+ High school diploma


+ Some college or technical degree preferred


+ CAD training


Knowledge and Skills


+ 1-3 years’ experience in marine product upholstery design with knowledge of production processes.


+ CAD experience; Rhino, AutoCAD/Mechanical Desktop, NX, Catia or Pro E


+ Working knowledge of fiberglass boat manufacturing


+ Must be extremely organized and detail oriented.


+ Must interface well with other employee’s and departments throughout Chris Craft as well as outside vendors, dealers and retail customers


+ Must be able to work extra hours required to assume timely completion of critical projects


+ Proficiency in PC based tools with a focus on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, email and general web-based applications.


+ Basic problem-solving abilities.


+ Able to perform hands-on fabrication and validate concepts/ideas


+ Able to lead a small team (2-5)













We are an Equal Opportunity Employer as well as a drug-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre -employment drug screen and background screen.