Manufacturing Engineer I

Waterloo, Iowa - Full Time

Productive Resources (www.productiveresources.com) is seeking a candidate to be part of our engineering team at our customer's facility in Waterloo, Iowa. As a member of our team, the selected candidate will plan, coordinate, and perform manufacturing engineering work for a projector process. Operate in a team environment within either the enterprise product delivery process or the enterprise order fullment process. At this level, projects are of limited scope and responsibility; work plans and decisions are made within established guidelines and may be reviewed by supervisors and/or managers. May assign coordinate and review portions of the work for support personnel and contractors.

This is a full-time position that is indefinite in duration with the opportunity of professional growth, and additional opportunities within our organization.

Duties:

• Provide support and basic trouble shooting for current operations.
• Investigate, gather, and analyze data for specifically assigned, recurring tasks.
• Establish routings, methods, layouts, tools, costs, methods documentation, quality plans and labor standards for revisions to current operations and/or new parts or programs of limited scope.
• Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety, and ergonomic improvement ideas of limited scope.
• Work with electronic tools to perform engineering functions.
• Develop and implement plans of limited scope to support lean manufacturing through the Deere Production System.
• Design operations layouts to improve material flow and material presentation.
• Participate in team studies related to capacity, energy, productivity, and
• Implement new manufacturing processes and technology.
• Modify existing performance pay plans; assists in development of baseline data for new wage performance pay plans.

Requirements:

• Technology/Engineering degree.
• Ability to be comfortable in a shop floor environment.
• Ability to work hours of first shift.

Preferred Skills:

• 1 or more year of production or manufacturing experience.

As a condition of employment consideration, Productive Resources conducts pre-employment screening, including a background check and drug test. In addition, an employment candidate is required to provide proof of identity and legal authority to work in the United States.

Why work for Productive Resources?

Productive Resources is a full-service engineering firm with over two decades of experience serving leading global clients. Our primary focus is on project-based product development and manufacturing engineering support.

Our primary industries of focus are off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, defense, mining, recreational, industrial, and specialty machines. We lead with our reputation for quality, teamwork, and innovative solutions which keep our clients engaged as a partner in their journey. Our diverse experience and client base will challenge your technical skills and provide greater opportunity for growth.

Our primary delivery center is our Technical Center in Waterloo, IA, as well as numerous customer areas we serve with onsite and remote teams throughout the U.S.

We Offer Competitive Benefits:

• Health and Dental Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
• Flexible Spending Plans for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly