RFA Engineering (www.rfamec.com) is seeking candidates to be part of our engineering team at our customer's facility in Waterloo, IA. As a member of our team, the selected candidate will support the production of agriculture equipment.

This is a full time position with a full benefit package listed below, that is indefinite in duration with the opportunity of professional growth, direct hire by our customer, and additional opportunities within our own organization.

Job Description

• Develop machining processes for new and existing parts.
• Work with maintenance production and engineering to communicate and resolve issues.
• Support order fulfillment in troubleshooting daily issues.
• Innovate and implement processes for cost reduction, quality and safety improvements.
• Develop and test new processes and technologies through creating a plan and executing.
• Provides support and basic trouble shooting for current operations.
• Investigates, gathers and analyze data for specifically assigned, recurring tasks.
• Establishes routings, methods, layouts, tools, costs, methods documentation, quality plans and labor standards for revisions to current operations and/or new parts or programs of limited scope.
• Identifies and implements cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas of limited scope.
• Designs operations layouts to improve material flow and material presentation.
• Participates in team studies related to capacity, energy, productivity and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Ag Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing or related technical degree or equivalent working experience.
• SAP background is a plus.
• In-depth understanding of tooling and tooling systems.
• Understand principles of manufacturing tooling, tool design and quality.
• Understanding of GD and T, product modeling and print interpretation.
• Good computer and office software skills.
• Proficient with 3D CAD and CAM software (TDM, FeatureCAM, Pro/NC and/or Vericut) or equivalent a plus.

Desired Skills, Knowledge & Relevant Work Experience

• Excellent communication skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Motivation and Initiative.

Why work for RFA?

RFA Engineering has provided machine design and engineering services to industry leading customers since 1943. Our primary focus is project based product development of off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, mining, recreational, industrial, and special machines. Our work includes concept development, product design, documentation, problem-solving, simulation, optimization, and testing of components, systems and complete machines. Our engineering staff is located both at our Engineering Center in Minneapolis, and at numerous customer sites throughout the U.S.

We Offer Competitive Benefits:

• Health and Dental Insurance
• Supplemental Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
• Flexible Spending Plans for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care
• Extra Time Bonuses
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Education Assistance

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly

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