Materials Manager

Our client is a 197-year-old manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and they are looking for a Robotic Welding Engineer who will focus their activities on welding activities. This is a strategic role with visibility into operations, engineering, and leadership—ideal for stepping into leadership. You will report to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Company – A major player in the agricultural equipment industry

· A growing $1.3 Billion multinational organization with over 5,000 employees.

· This location has several hundred team members

· Production orders booked out for a year.

· Dynamic CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights.

· Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Community

· Education
Access to high-quality public and private K-12 schools and tech-focused post-secondary institutions.

· Safety
Safe, family-friendly community with consistently low crime rates and strong public services.

· Recreation
Enjoy outdoor trails, lakes, youth sports, and weekend festivals in a close-knit, active community.

· Cost of Living
Significantly below national averages—more house, savings, and quality of life for your dollar.

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

· EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more

· Reliable bonus program!

· Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!

· Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated by all levels of the organization.

· It is a business casual workplace.

· Relocation assistance if needed

What you will be doing:

· Enhance productivity, equipment usage, and boost production output and quality by refining robotic manufacturing capabilities. This involves refining methods, processes, machine design, tooling, and equipment efficiency while seamlessly integrating cutting-edge manufacturing technologies for robotics.

· Streamline workflows, resolve quality issues, lead robotics projects, and enhance equipment efficiency.

· Develop and implement standard processes for workflows in robotic cells and work with production management and personnel to drive discipline and adherence to the process.

· Serve as the project leader and liaison, defining timelines to efficiently coordinate activities across manufacturing production departments, logistics, and design engineering teams, ensuring seamless integration and optimization of robotics within operations.

· Work alongside the quality team to diagnose and resolve welding and parts quality issues, ensuring reliability and compliance with standards, troubleshooting defects, and ensuring adherence to quality requirements as they pertain to robotics

· Collaborate with robotic programmers and technicians to assess, develop, and maintain training programs, fostering a best-in-class robotics organization.

· Evaluate and create specifications for future robotic purchases

What they are looking for:

· Expertise in robotic welding integration, preferably with systems such as Cloos, Fanuc, and IGM is preferred.

· Need 3D CAD-based tooling design, preferably Creo.

· Knowledge of MIG welding, spray transfer, pulse welding, are essential, preferably with certification.

· Fundamental robotic programming skills and needed.

· A bachelor's degree in robotics, welding, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or a related field and at least 2 years of heavy industry experience OR lesser academics with greater relevant experience.