Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Driven by our Purpose, we are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With more than 16,000 employees in more than 50 countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. We support more than 10,000 customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally.
Join a company where the people challenge themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. You will be part of a team known for its industry-leading talent, unparalleled portfolio, and unmatched commitment to customer success. Flowserve's culture promotes recognition and rewards creativity, hard work, and commitment. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.
Flowserve IGNITE Early Career Program
If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you're searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve, the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. We are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people, integrity, and safety.
START DATE FOR THIS POSITION IS JUNE 24, 2024
Position Description:
The Flowserve IGNITE Early Career Development Program is an elite opportunity for emerging future leaders to fast track their career while leveraging their engineering background. Accelerated professional growth is obtained through intentional and multi-faceted learning experiences over a three-year period which include annual geographical and functional business rotations, tailored and robust curriculum, and diverse project assignments that deliver a visible and significant impact to our business. Your skill sets and capabilities as an Engineer are highly valued at Flowserve and will be complemented by the experiences and exposure our program provides to ignite your career. You'll understand the power of combining your technical savvy with the right foundational behaviors to enable next level contributions, like growing an enterprise mindset that facilitates productive collaboration with cross-functional teams. All elements of the program are intentionally and rigorously designed to groom emerging early career technical talent into the next generation of highly capable global operational leaders.
Flowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits!
Primary responsibilities:
- Learn about the flow control industry, products, competitors and operations within our business units/platforms (Flow Control, Pumps, Aftermarket Services and Solutions) and our Global Operational Excellence function
- Immerse yourself in our Target Zero programs because when it comes to accidents, defects, delays, emissions, and waste, zero truly is the goal for our Flowserve operations
- Be an open learner, rotating through assignments that are focused on exposing you to the fundamentals of operational excellence through direct experiences in our facilities in Quality, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement, Materials Management, Project Management, and Engineering
- Challenge yourself to drive change and deliver outcomes through your contributions in your action learning project each rotation, for example:
- Collaborate with the sales and commercial operations teams during the order acquisition phase to understand the needs of the customer and support the proposal process to meet those needs
- Work directly with a Product Engineer to review the customer purchase order and specifications, compile design information and prepare order documentation, review and approve drawings, and participate in performance testing to support the order fulfillment process
- Get involved with our Zero Defect Program to understand how Quality at every step in our process will ensure a high performing product, every time, for our customers - analyze metrics and root causes and implement strategies to prevent defects
- Implement Lean principles to improve the efficiency and productivity within a specific area of the facility, driving out wasteful steps or process gaps that cost time and money
- See first-hand how strategic actions to properly balance sales planning with sound inventory management leads to great operational and financial outcomes
- Develop your skills as a future leader who makes time to connect effectively, helps everyone to achieve their potential, magnifies your impact through others, and fuels Flowserve as a great place to work
- Give back to the communities in which you'll live and work through Flowserve sponsored volunteer activities that pair your love of all things STEM with an opportunity to spark that interest and ability in future generations
Required Qualifications:
- Senior undergraduate engineering with preferred concentrations in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, and Chemical with an anticipated graduation date of May 2024
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- The right to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, now or in the future
- Mobile within the continental US for a minimum of three years in order to accept assignments at any of our IGNITE program facilities including but not limited to Springville, UT Bethlehem, PA Kalamazoo, MI Chesapeake, VA Irving, TX Cookeville, TN Taneytown, MD Raleigh, NC and Pasadena, TX, Hastings, NE.
- Desire to develop business and leadership skills and work on operational projects
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated strong organization and work/project planning skills
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated and effective collaborator
What We Do
Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pumps, valves and seals with over 19,000 employees in over 60 countries. Built on more than 50 world-renowned heritage brands, the equity and customer loyalty we have earned over the past 220 years is the foundation of our leadership position across the globe.
