John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.
Primary Location: United States (US) - Wisconsin - Horicon
Function: Factory Engineering (CA)
Title: WELD MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - 116821
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
Your Responsibilities
As a Weld Manufacturing Engineer for John Deere Horicon Works located between Milwaukee and Madison, WI, you will...
Provide Weld ME support and basic trouble shooting for current welding and machining operations in support of the Utility Vehicle, Riding Lawn Mower, and Golf Businesses. In addition, you will:
- Investigate, gather, and analyze data for identifying root cause for welding issues in the departments supported.
- Establish routings, pay standards, layouts, weld tooling, weldments costs, OMS (operator method sheets), and control plans for revisions to current operations and/or running changes for current product.
- Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas for welding operations
- Work with SAP, Manufacturing Process Planner (MPP), and Creo to perform engineering functions.
- Design cell layouts to improve material flow and material presentation
- Participate in annual factory capacity planning and productivity activities for departments.
- Assist in development of baseline data for new wage performance pay plans
- Lead the development of capital expenditure justifications by developing accurate cost estimates for: equipment, tooling, facilities & labor.
VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position
What Skills You Need
- Experience programming and troubleshooting robotic welding applications in a manufacturing environment. (ie: Fanuc systems)
- Knowledge of manufacturing weld processes, quality, tooling, tool design, total preventative maintenance and facilities.
- Ability to effectively interact and communicate with wage employees, supervisors, managers and other engineers.
- Experience using computer aided design and/or engineering tools (ie: ProE, AutoCAD, VisMockup, WeldPRO, etc.).
What Makes You Stand Out
- Knowledge of capital budgeting and equipment justification.
- Experience in project management and business planning; small strategic projects or large tactical projects.
- Self-motivator with the ability to execute a variety of tasks with little supervision.
- Experience with line design, material presentation, cycles of imbalance and visual management tools such as simulations and 3D factory.
- Experience with CNC machining, fabrication, or grinding equipment
- Experience working with incentive pay systems, especially gainsharing programs such as CIPP (Continuous Improvement Pay Plan)
- Experience with John Deere Assembly Assist Tool (JDAAT)
Education
Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline
What You'll Get
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 Contribution)
- 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
$66,372.00 - $99,552.00 + Benefits
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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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