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 for Spring/Summer 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. This position is a temporary 8-month co-op assignment from January 2025-August 2025.

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 Analyze data and implement Root-Cause solutions to improve processes and personnel driven nonconformance’s. Productivity 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 (Jan 2025- August 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 for you to have strong, hands-on experience from a previous job or internship related to manufacturing, or a project-based academic assignment. Excellent oral and written communication skills

Additional Information:

At Emerson’s Marshalltown location we offer GREAT benefits to our co-ops:

Competitive salaries FULL Holiday pay Corporate apartment options 401(k) Insurance options A formal co-op program focused on growing students’ experience in organizational knowledge and diversity, teamwork & leadership development, professional development, and corporate citizenship. Our Offer To You:
At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration. 

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor. 

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together. 


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