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

John Deere • Moline, IL

102d • $15 - $40

About The Position

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. As a Part-Time Student - Factory Engineering for JD Harvester Works located in East Moline, IL, you will investigate product and process related issues and recommend changes based on observations and salary/wage interactions. You will participate in the implementation for the resulting aforementioned activities, provide special engineering project support at the direction of the factory engineering team, and provide analysis to support timely and accurate solutions to line side issues. Additionally, you will perform audits or reviews, including inputting and maintaining information in factory databases and systems, assist in investigations and corrective actions, and leverage innovative ideas to best address long standing manufacturing issues.

Requirements

• Graduation date of December 2026 or later
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above
• Familiarity with information gathering and analysis techniques
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Strong communication skills with experience solving technical problems
• Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis
• Ability to work 16-20 hours during the academic year and 30-40 hours during the summer semester
• Enrolled in an accredited engineering / data analytics / IT or business program having completed coursework covering engineering or science related topics

Nice To Haves

• Project or work experience in a manufacturing or technical field
• Demonstrable mechanical aptitude or familiarity and ability work within a manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with drawing and schematic interpretation, product models and /or geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Experience with software programming languages and /or ML familiarity
• Experience in one or more related engineering areas: electrical, software programming, troubleshooting, design, and manufacturing
• SAP experience
• Knowledge and experience with agricultural equipment or other off highway machinery

Responsibilities

• Investigate product and process related issues and recommend changes based on observations and salary/wage interactions
• Participate in the implementation for the resulting aforementioned activities
• Provide special engineering project support at the direction of the factory engineering team
• Provide analysis to support timely and accurate solutions to line side issues
• Perform audits or reviews, including inputting and maintaining information in factory databases and systems
• Assist in investigations and corrective actions and leverage innovative ideas to best address long standing manufacturing issues

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
• 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
• $15 - $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees