Manufacturing Engineer-Machining Co-Op

- Intern

Marshalltown, IA

Publishing Industries

About the position

Want to work with the best and brightest in a company that tackles challenges that have never been done before? Emerson is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer-Machining Co-op (May 2025- December 2025) to join our Marshalltown, IA team. We are looking for someone who is interested in gaining real-world experience in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote a strong safety culture.
• Responsible to support the achievement of the following critical success factors: Safety, Quality, Delivery/Lead-time Cost/Inventory Management and Cost of Quality.
• Support the development and qualification of new procedures and processes.
• Provide a manufacturing support interface with Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to address potential manufacturability issues.
• Lean Implementation - Supporting the implementation of Lean in processes as appropriate.
• Understand the principles and support the reduction in the cost of quality (COQ).
• Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): Quality.
• Analyze data and implement Root-Cause solutions to improve processes and personnel driven nonconformance's.
• Productivity - Identify and Facilitate Implementation of process improvements.
• Coordinate and communicate with all levels of the organization (formal and informal presentations).
• Develop Best Practices and Procedures; communicate these to employees through Visual Workplace, Formal Training, and Area meetings.
• Participate in the development of capital plans, support Appropriation Requests and the implementation of new capital technology to improve manufacturing processes and the reduction of nonconformance's.
• Assist in coordination of production and quality activities to support Customer expectations.
• Identify and Facilitate Implementation of process improvement opportunities to increase throughput.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university.
• Major(s): Agricultural Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, Machine Technology/Machine Trades/Tool & Die or similar field of study.
• Commitment to full-time (40 hour) Summer/Fall (May 2025- December 2025) Co-op experience in Marshalltown, IA.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

Nice-to-haves

• On the job training will happen, we are looking for you to have strong, hands-on experience from a previous job or internship related to manufacturing, or a project-based academic assignment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Minimum year in school: Junior or Senior.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• FULL Holiday pay.
• Corporate apartment options.
• 401(k).
• Insurance options.
• A formal co-op program focused on growing students' experience in organizational knowledge and diversity, teamwork & leadership development, professional development, and corporate citizenship.
• A variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Profit sharing.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee resource groups.
• Recognition.
• Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.