Careers

This position plays an integral role in the production scheduling and inventory management of Gibson Custom Shop. Weekly scheduling of daily Custom Shop production based on Constraint evaluation, Core product inventory levels, Order Aging, and component availability in a high mix, low volume, complex variables environment. The role will also ensure inventory accuracy though audit of schedule adherence, BOM maintenance, item setup, and inventory consumption while participating in cross functional teams. As inventory discrepancies are found, the incumbent will be responsible for driving correction actions as appropriate through process analysis and training.

The Quality Engineer is to represent the voice of the customer on the production processes within the organization, through ensuring the compliance of the control plan for the projects this person can have assigned.

The mission of Kerfing is the application of wood to the inside of the guitars ribs to provide a greater surface area to glue the tops and backs to. The job of the Kerfer is to adhere these strips in such a way as to allow a flush seal between the ribs and both top and back, and to do so with the minimal amount of excess glue inside. This is a critical step in the build process to ensure a guitar is both aesthetically pleasing, as well as sounds great.

The mission of the binder is the application of thin strips of plastic to the slot routed around the edge of the guitar body. Binders do so in order to provide an aesthetically pleasing accent to the guitar, as well as protect the edge from damage. Alternating patterns and thicknesses of binding provide a unique look to each series of Gibson guitars and vary from a single black strip to more ornate abalone inlays.

This Manufacturing Engineer position is based at the Gibson USA site in Nashville and provides support and solutions to the high mix/low volume Production function. Leading small teams in Maintenance and Engineering, the Manufacturing Engineer brings a wide range of skills and experience in a hands-on approach to expand capabilities in process design, fabrication, programming, assembly and tooling. Collaboration with cross-functional team members is essential, as well as mentoring and developing key members within this function’s team.

The purpose of the Body Assembler position is to shape, sand, glue, and prep components which make up our ES and carve top guitar bodies. This is a critical role in that the operator will build the body from a multitude of different components relying more on hand skills and less on machines.

The purpose of the Neck Line Hand Roller is to remove any machine lines and glue left over from previous processes and form the neck into its proper shape. The Neck Line Hand Roller must be able to sand the neck to a specific spec without creating any dips or humps.

The purpose of fill is to close up exposed wood grain and gaps in order to create a perfectly smooth guitar to move into the color process. Fill team members will become intimately familiar with model types and color schemes. The Fill process is a key aspect in creating the beautiful signature look of a Gibson Guitar.

Ensures that the Gibson Brands, Inc delivers a quality product by inspecting Gibson guitars to established quality levels and standards in a specialized, specific manner requiring guitar playing & set up experience and skills.

We are seeking career-oriented individuals who desire to become a part of a world-class Manufacturing team; these are full-time positions in an aggressive, fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment.