Safe-co. guy eyed in heist

A worker at a company that manufactures safes is being eyed in the $6 million New Year’s Eve heist at a Midtown jewelry supplier, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Tuesday.

The worker is believed to have fed the combination numbers to two of his company’s safes to three burglars who robbed KGK Creations on West 36th Street at the stroke of midnight, as thousands of cops were distracted by the Times Square festivities nearby.

One crook was caught on surveillance video opening the safes while using a phone or walkie-talkie, presumably getting combinations or other information from the suspect, sources said.

One source said the gem wholesaler’s owner and its other “big bosses” — along with higher-ups from the Lacka Safe Co. — were the only ones who knew the combinations.

“It’s hard to break into our safes,’’ insisted Mak Lacka, 34, whose father owns the company.

He said only learned of the break-in Tuesday.

“What happened? What happened?” he asked a Post reporter. “My guy just told me right now. He’s like, ‘ You didn’t know?’ and I was like, ‘No. I didn’t know.’

“I’m not happy about it. I’m just kind of dumbfounded,” Lacka said.

Meanwhile, sources said one of the thieves made a bad mistake by looking directly into a security camera (above).

Investigators are now using facial-recognition technology to try to identify him.

“He’s not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree,’’ a lawenforcement source told The Post. “Sucks for him. Good for us. There’s a very good chance he will be ID’d either by facial recognition or a tip.”