Manufacturing Engineer-Machining Co-Op

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. 

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:


* 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
o Analyze data and implement Root-Cause solutions to improve processes and personnel driven nonconformance’s.
+ Productivity
o 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.


* Delivery – Assist in coordination of production and quality activities to support Customer expectations.


* Productivity - Identify and Facilitate Implementation of process improvement opportunities to increase throughput.

 
Who You Are:

You provide timely and helpful information to individuals across the organization.

You push yourself and help others achieve results.

You introduce new ways of looking at problems.

You are open to change and continue to learn and experience new opportunities.   
 
 
For This Role, You Will Need:


* 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. 


* Minimum year in school: Junior or Senior


* Commitment to full-time (40 hour) Spring (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.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:


* On the job training will happen, we are looking...