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　　Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois - East Moline

　　Function: Factory Engineering (CA)

　　Title: ASSEMBLY ME, CURRENT PRODUCTS - 105020

　　Onsite/Remote: Partial Remote Position

　　Your Responsibilities

　　As a Current Products Assembly ME for John Deere Harvester Works located in East Moline, IL, you will:

　　Concept and procure assembly tooling, specialized racks, paint tooling, and lifting devices and utilize engineering tools to determine the sequence of events for running changes to current product

　　Communicate issues and verify safety and ergonomic methods. Use lean manufacturing principles to develop assembly processes, line design and factory layouts

　　Utilize design, tooling, and advanced technologies to integrate mistake-proofing into our parts and methods

　　Use SAP to develop part parameters and routings.

　　Lead DFM activities with Design Engineers to resolve manufacturing, safety and ergonomic issues, and quality metrics

　　Participate in quality activities such as FGRs, DPARS, and PFMEAs activities

　　Create AFE capital estimates by developing accurate tooling, equipment, facilities, and container/rack cost estimates

　　Support AFE labor estimates by developing accurate part routings and labor estimates

　　Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

　　What Skills You Need

　　3 or more years of manufacturing/shop floor experience

　　3 or more years of experience with problem solving and working in a team environment

　　Effective verbal and written communication skills

　　Familiar with Microsoft Office products

　　1 or more years of experience managing capital projects

　　What Makes You Stand Out

　　Experience with engineering tools (AUTOCAD, CREO, etc)

　　Experience with MPPlanner, JDAAT, and SAP

　　Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GDT)

　　Understanding of the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP)

　　Work experience in a union environment

　　Experience with tooling design

　　Experience with shop floor manufacturing, incentive pay systems, and work measurement

　　Experience with line design, material presentation, cycle balancing

　　Education

　　Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

　　Bachelors degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or other engineering/technology disciplineWhat You'll Get

　　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 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

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　　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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