Part Time Student - Packaging Operations - Milan, IL

As a Packaging Operations Part-Time Student for John Deere Parts Distribution Center located in Milan, Illinois you will:

• Determine packaging and container solutions for parts traveling through the John Deere network.
• Support offsite packaging operations in projects related to safety, quality and productivity.
• Define and audit work standards at our third-party locations.
• Assist with defining opportunities for network optimization utilizing structured query language (SQL) and various business intelligence software.

This position is not available to students on immigration visas

What Skills You Need

• Ideally you will be pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Analytics, Supply Management, Business Management, or a similar mathematics-based discipline; others may apply.
• Must be registered as a full-time student at a local accredited college/university.
• Graduation date of May 2027 or later
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above.
• Experience in a warehouse or production environment.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of developing work standards.
• Programming experience in SQL, Python, R, SAS, Java or similar.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles.
• Available to work during the academic year 16-20 hours/weekly.
• Available to work during the summer semester 35-40 hours/weekly.
• Must be able to commute to the work location in Milan, Illinois, on a daily basis year-round.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience in a warehouse or production environment.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of developing work standards.
• programming experience in SQL, Python, R, SAS, Java or similar
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles.

$15 - $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level.