Part-Time Student - Factory Engineering - East Moline, IL

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Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois - East Moline
Function: Factory Engineering (CA)
Title: Part-Time Student - Factory Engineering - East Moline, IL - 122243
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 a Factory Engineering Part-Time Student for John Deere Harvester located in East Moline, IL, you will:

• Investigate, gather, and analyze data for identifying root cause of welding issues in departments you support
• Establish and maintain routings, pay standards, layouts, weld tooling, weldment costs, operator method sheets, and control plans
• Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety, and ergonomic improvement ideas for welding operations
• Work with PDM, SAP, Wplanner/MPP, and Creo to perform engineering functions

This position is NOT available to students on immigration visas

What Skills You Need

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering/Technology discipline with an emphasis in welding; others may apply.
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above
• Graduation date of Spring of 2027 or later
• Available to work 16-20 hours/week during the academic year
• Available to work 30-40 hours/week during the summer semester
• Experience or formal education in Engineering
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with union employees, peer engineers, and Supervisors.
• General understanding of Creo, AutoCAD or other modeling software
• Knowledge of engineering tools and systems
• Must be able to commute daily to the designated work location in East Moline, IL regularly. (NOTE: Relocation assistance is not provided)

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience or formal education in welding Engineering
• Knowledge of manufacturing weld processes, tooling, and facilities
• Experience programming and troubleshooting Fanuc robotics welding applications
• Experience with line and process design, material presentation, and line balancing
• Experience with Lincoln/Miller MIG welding equipment
• Experience with Laser Welding

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
• 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
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

$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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