Deere & Company, doing business as John Deere (/ˈdʒɒnˈdɪər/), is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment and lawn care equipment.
Part Time Student – Administrative Assistant – Waterloo, IA
There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more… many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we’ll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.
John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Primary Location: United States (US) – Iowa – Waterloo
Function: Other (CA)
Title: Part Time Student – Administrative Assistant – Waterloo, IA – 114682
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.
The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company’s regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.
Your Responsibilities
As a Part Time Student – Administrative Assistant for Waterloo Works located in Waterloo, Iowa, you will:
- Order and manage office and facility supplies.
- Assist in scheduling meetings, training sessions, and facility tours.
- Coordinate calendars for plant leadership and support staff.
- Track and report KPIs as directed by management.
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Support internal communications and updates.
- Help coordinate employee engagement activities and events
- Metrics
This position is not available to students on immigration visas.
What Skills You Need
- Pursuing a bachelors degree
- Ability to work 16-20 hours during the academic year
- Ability to work 30-40 hours during the summer semester
- Ability to commute to Waterloo, IA on a daily basis year round
- Ability to input and update data in spreadsheets and databases with precision using Microsoft products.
- Attention to detail
- Written Communication
- Proficiency in drafting emails, broadcasting communication and reports.
- Clear and professional communication style.
- Time Management
- Meeting deadlines and managing multiple tasks efficiently.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Ability to learn and navigate internal systems and applications.
What Makes You Stand Out
- Adaptability: Willingness to learn and take on varied tasks
- Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with full-time staff and other students
- Students must maintain a minimum GPA (2.8 for undergraduates, 3.0 for graduate/accounting students)
- Full-time Enrollment
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you’ll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$15 – $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level.
Staff Software Engineer
As a Staff Software Engineer for John Deere in Moline, IL, you will:
- Develop, code, configure, and test programs and systems;
- Evaluate and implement enhancement design solutions to improve cost, quality, and performance of software applications;
- Analyze assignments and determine software specifications that must be fulfilled to achieve objectives;
- Collaborate with other relevant stakeholders and team members to ensure that features meet business needs;
- Follow industry-standard agile software design methodology for development and documentation;
- Execute necessary documentation as needed;
- Mentor junior software engineers within the team and across multiple products;
- and lead engineering practices alongside engineering manager.
- 10-15% domestic and international travel required.
What Skills You Need
- 3 years of experience in operating Business Applications with Cloud including AWS and Azure, Cloud Native Kubernetes distributions GKE, Open Shift and EKS, Ubuntu Linux Operating System, EC2 Virtualization & Container Technologies like Docker
- 5 years of experience in Build Web and Mobile (iOS & Android) Applications using front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Backstage and frameworks like React coupled with Web Assembly based execution model developed in Rust programming language
- 4 years of experience in Developer Experience methodologies including DevOps, CI/CD and Agile to create and maintain reusable software components and build, delivery pipelines with Jenkins, Gitlab CI and GitHub Actions
- 5 years of experience in build Secure REST APIs using Java, Spring Framework, Node JS, and serverless technologies like AWS Lambdas to expose Business Data with API gateways like AWS API gateway and OAuth2.0 protocols
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field plus 5 years related experience.
What You’ll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you’ll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$150,000 – $160,000 per year + Benefits
Material Coordinator
As a Material Coordinator for JD Davenport Works located in Davenport, IA, you will:
- Understand critical parts for product line – including both purchased and manufactured materials.
- Communicate cross-functionally to ensure materials are available at point of use.
- Oversee inventory for product line, understanding root cause of discrepancies, and work through corrective action.
- Work closely with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to support factory operational goals
VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position
What Skills You Need
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to excel in a cross-functional team environment.
- Experience with prioritizing multiple tasks/projects with the ability to shift priorities as needed in a fast-paced production environment
- Experience analyzing data and solving problems to achieve desired results
- Experience working proactively in a self-guided environment with the ability to seek out additional responsibility
What Makes You Stand Out
- Previous experience in Supply Management or Material Flow such as planning/scheduling, logistics, material replenishment, etc.
- Abitiy to work overtime, weekends, and off hours as business needs
- SAP experience
- Harvester Material Coordination experience
- Central Planning experience
Education
Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, logistics, or engineering or equivalent related work experience
What You’ll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you’ll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$56,688.00 – $85,032.00 + Benefits
Part-Time Student – Data Science & Analytics – Ames, IA, Champaign, IL or Austin, TX
The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company’s regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.
Your Responsibilities
As a Part-Time Student – Data Sccience and Analytics for JD Intelligent Solutions Group (ISG) located in Ames, IA, Champaign, IL or Austin, TX, you will:
- Utilize analytics techniques to clean, preprocess, explore, and analyze data sets and extract actionable insights for advanced automation & sensing projects.
- Collaborate in a fun, friendly, and fast-paced team environment across disciplines and with key stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions for the business
- Present your findings in meetings and translate your results into reports and presentations
This position is not available to students on immigration visas
What Skills You Need
- Must be registered as a full-time student at a U.S. accredited college/university.
- Graduation date of Spring 2027 or later
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
- Working knowledge of Python and other programming languages with generally high technical capability.
- School and/or work experience analyzing text and/or numerical data and building models.
- Good knowledge of one or more of the following: machine learning, Bayesian statistics, AI, signal processing, optimization, operations research, applied statistical analysis, algorithmic modeling techniques.
- Experience with complex data visualization methods
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD Degree in Agriculture, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Math, operations research, or Statistics; others may apply. Graduate degrees preferred
What Makes You Standout
- Knowledge of transformers, CNNs, Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Knowledge of sensing technologies/hardware/IoT
- Domain knowledge in Crop Science, Soil Science, or GIS
- Knowledge of Pytorch, Databricks, ArcGIS, Git, Jupyter Notebooks, SQL
- Understanding of common machine learning algorithms and how to build predictive model
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you’ll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$15 – $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level.
