Thursday, December 18, 2014

Crest Pontoons Seeks Director of Design

CREST pontoons have brought tens of thousands of Crest owners a tremendous waterborne experience that is based on one driving principle - PONTOON EXCELLENCE. Every Crest pontoon contains the DNA that has defined and evolved our watercraft, our brand and our company over five decades.

As a result of tremendous growth CREST MARINE is looking for candidates to join our innovative and award winning organization that can make significant contributions to our product development function. Applicants should be familiar with all facets of boat design including a high level understanding of vendor collaboration; marine systems; design & engineering software; industry standards and building requirements; and, assimilation of new product ideas into a lean manufacturing environment. Crest management is heavily committed to the investment in people, processes and equipment creating an atmosphere where high achievers can prosper and add their mark to our legacy brand as we all put long term goals and objectives ahead of short term gains.

Job Title: Director of Design

Job Description includes:

• Ensuring that Crest Marine is in the forefront of market trends with bold & innovative styling using the latest available materials and technology that make our product distinctive while adhering to the highest of quality standards;

• Development of the product scope from idea to technical drawings, from approval to execution while adhering to a comprehensive time line;

• Design, document, order and inspect new parts to support prototype assembly and manufacturing integration.

• Interface with our Engineering, Marketing and Production Teams to produce key performance indicators that provide a balanced view of new product advancement and how we can assimilate new models and designs seamlessly into production;

• Ensuring that working processes (planning, testing, documentation, and certification etc.) are efficient and incorporated by the Design team;

• Using a team approach in all aspects of Design and good communication skills with fellow associates;

• Shared collaboration via process improvement suggestions for production, purchasing, and marketing departments; and,

Design, document, order and inspect new parts to support prototype assembly and manufacturing integration.

Compensation is commensurate to your level of expertise. To apply for this position send resume with cover letter outlining salary requirements in total confidence to: pmontayne@crestpontoonboats.com