PDP Manufacturing Engineer

About the position

As a PDP Manufacturing Engineer for JD Waterloo Works located in Waterloo, IA, you will plan, coordinate, and perform manufacturing engineering work, as well as assign, coordinate, and review portions of work to support personnel including contractors. You will influence the product design through concurrent engineering to ensure manufacturability and communicate issues through the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) process. Additionally, you will develop an overall project plan based upon the Manufacturing Design phase activities and execute tasks by program milestone dates. You will lead detailed E-Builds of the product and process design ensuring DFM/DFA requirements are met while also providing design improvement ideas to improve safety, quality and cost and track them through closure. Furthermore, you will develop, order, procure, and tryout of all tools/fixtures that are required with adherence to the machine acquisition process; utilize the Line Design process to create/document the plan and then execute on the shop floor and support facilities preparation and build execution for an assigned assembly area.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and perform manufacturing engineering work.
• Assign, coordinate, and review portions of work to support personnel including contractors.
• Influence product design through concurrent engineering to ensure manufacturability.
• Communicate issues through the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) process.
• Develop an overall project plan based upon the Manufacturing Design phase activities.
• Execute tasks by program milestone dates.
• Lead detailed E-Builds of the product and process design ensuring DFM/DFA requirements are met.
• Provide design improvement ideas to improve safety, quality, and cost.
• Track design improvement ideas through closure.
• Develop, order, procure, and tryout all tools/fixtures required.
• Utilize the Line Design process to create/document the plan.
• Execute on the shop floor and support facilities preparation and build execution for an assigned assembly area.

Requirements

• Knowledge of manufacturing and/or distribution processes, quality, tooling, tool design, total preventative maintenance, and facilities.
• Knowledge of capital budgeting and capital equipment justification process.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturing, incentive pay systems, and Ergonomics.
• Skill in using computer aided design and/or engineering tools.
• Background in Engineering (manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, power systems, etc.).
• Effective communication, problem-solving skills, and experience working on a team.

Nice-to-haves

• 2 or more years' experience in one or more related areas: Manufacturing Engineering, Material Flow, Operations, Product Design, Supply Management, or Quality.
• 1 or more years with line and process design, material presentation, cycles of imbalance and visual management tools.
• Experience working with Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP).
• Experience with JDAAT, MAAP, Creo-View, SAP, and AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated Project Management abilities.
• Proven record of continuous improvement projects.

Benefits

• 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.