John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.
Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois - Milan
Function: Factory Engineering (CA)
Title: Part-Time Student - Industrial Engineering - Milan, IL - 116863
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.
The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company's regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.
Your Responsibilities
As an Industrial Engineering Part-Time Student for John Deere Parts Distribution Center located in Milan, Illinois you will:
- Provide engineering support to various warehouse departments and operations.
- Support Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunities and projects to drive improvements in key business metrics.
- Create and maintain standard work documentation for warehouse processes.
- Analyze data and create reports or visualizations to support operations.
- Design warehouse layouts for optimal material flow and reduction of travel.
- Assist with establishing labor standards including industrial time study.
This position is not available to students on immigration visas
What Skills You Need
- Ideally you will be pursuing a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics-related degree; others may apply
- Must be registered as a full-time student at a local accredited university
- Graduation date of Spring 2027 or later
- Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above
- Available to work 16-20 hours/week during the academic year
- Available to work 30-40 hours/week during the summer semester
- Must be able to commute to the work location on scheduled workdays
What Makes You Stand Out
- Pursuing bachelor's degree in engineering, data science or other STEM-related degree
- Knowledge of computer programming languages such as SQL and Python and reporting tools such as Tableau and PowerBI to analytically interpret data.
- Skill in using computer aided design and/or engineering tools such as AutoCAD or Minitab.
- Experience using engineering tools, systems, and databases.
- Self-starter with high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Organizational and project management skills.
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$15 - $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level.
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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.
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