Jobs at Great Plains Manufacturing

Drive supplier quality improvements for purchased components through supplier audits, PPAP leadership, data analysis, scorecards, FMEA participation, NPI support, advanced problem solving, and supplier relationship management. Requires travel to vendors and close cross-functional collaboration with purchasing, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing.

Lead second-shift fabrication team to meet safety, productivity, delivery, and quality goals. Supervise, train, mentor employees; perform performance reviews; read job specifications; monitor machine operation; generate check fixtures and apply basic press-brake programming; recommend quality improvements and pursue production deadlines while following OSHA and company safety rules.

Lead product management for Construction Equipment attachments from concept through lifecycle. Define market requirements, guide engineering from a customer perspective, set pricing, support new product development schedules, train dealers/sales, attend trade shows, and support product management systems. Requires travel up to 30%.

Full-time on-site summer internship (mid-May to early-August) at Great Plains Manufacturing. Interns complete a mentored project, participate in team activities, and gain hands-on experience across engineering, IT, finance, supply chain, sales, and manufacturing functions. Housing provided if needed.

Plan, manage, set up and break down equipment and marketing displays for trade shows across the U.S.; coordinate freight, contractors, and show logistics; demonstrate products, capture photos/videos, and support the marketing team. Requires equipment operation, tool use, adherence to safety (OSHA), occasional heavy lifting, and travel up to ~30%.

Provide on-site helpdesk and technical support for endpoints and network equipment, install and configure hardware and software, troubleshoot connectivity and system issues, maintain logs, assist vendors, and support IT operations across company facilities.

On-site manufacturing engineer responsible for driving cross-functional teams to meet program timelines, manage design reviews and production trials, document and close open issues, maintain schedules, and ensure safety and compliance in fabrication, weld, paint, and assembly environments.

Support and optimize manufacturing processes with emphasis on operator safety and assembly. Maintain plant layout, design fixtures/tooling, assist capital projects, manage engineering changes, estimate production times/costs, collaborate with materials and product development, lead Kaizen/process improvement and develop standard operating procedures.

Design tillage equipment and related electronic components; produce detailed drawings, bills of materials, and test plans; use CAD and FEA tools to analyze and optimize designs; evaluate field testing and recommend modifications; provide technical support to manufacturing, quality, and supply to ensure correct fabrication and assembly; improve cost, quality, and performance while following safety regulations.

Manage dealer relationships across Kansas to promote and sell agricultural and landscaping equipment. Conduct retail calls, deliver sales training, support product demonstrations and dealer events, recruit and manage dealers and inventory, monitor regional demand, perform collections, and travel extensively within the territory.

Design and develop skid-steer and excavator attachments from concept through production. Manage prototyping, testing, validation, and design-for-manufacturability. Create detailed drawings, BOMs, and test plans. Collaborate with manufacturing, present designs to management, use analysis/FEA tools, and recommend production and quality improvements.

Lead the Strategic Project Group to plan and deliver cross-functional engineering initiatives from concept through production. Manage projects, schedules, budgets, risk, and teams; drive cost reduction, product innovation, standardization, and supplier strategies; collaborate with Supply Chain and Manufacturing to implement design-to-cost and improve product performance.

Lead and supervise the CE Attachment engineering team to design, develop, validate, and improve ground engaging and material handling attachments. Own product lifecycle using Stage Gate, review designs and calculations, drive innovation and cost optimization, ensure compliance and safety, manage multiple projects, and coordinate cross-functional teams including manufacturing and supply chain.