GROW YOUR CAREER IN BEAUTIFUL NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Cone Drive has a variety of opportunities available at both our Traverse City and Ludington locations. Both cities are tucked along the Lake Michigan shore and each Cone Drive location provides opportunities in a variety of disciplines. From skilled trades and assembly to engineering, accounting, and IT; we have a little bit of everything to offer.
Advance your career and work with a company that serves a diverse spectrum of stable and growing markets.
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Inside Sales & Security Compliance Manager
Traverse City, MI
We’re seeking an Inside Sales & Security Compliance Manager to lead our Customer Service and Inside Sales team while ensuring full compliance with export, duty drawback, and defense security regulations. This role blends leadership and precision—driving excellent customer support, managing key compliance programs, and safeguarding our operations under defense contractor standards.
CMM/Quality Technician
Ludington, MI
Join our team in Ludington as a CMM/Quality Technician! This hands-on role supports product quality and continuous improvement through warranty assessments, CMM programming, and ISO9001:2015 compliance. You’ll lead root cause analysis, manage audits, and ensure our precision manufacturing meets the highest standards. Perfect for a detail-oriented problem solver ready to make an impact in quality and reliability.
Customer Service Representative
Traverse City, MI
Join Cone Drive as a CSR and be the key connection between our customers and our team. In this role, you’ll provide quotes, process orders, share delivery updates, and handle customer requests with accuracy and care. You’ll also help customers understand our products and services, ensuring they have the support they need every step of the way.
Process & Manufacturing Technician
Traverse City, MI
The Process & Manufacturing Technician creates and maintains items in the company’s ERP system and routes raw material through the manufacturing, assembly, and inspection processes. This position also facilitates “make versus buy” assessments and supports special projects in the manufacturing organization.
Traverse City Production
Traverse City, MI
We are hiring Production Associates for our assembly and machining operations in Traverse City. These roles support the manufacturing of gear products for a wide range of industries. Associates receive cross-training in both assembly and machining and can pursue internal opportunities on other shifts once trained. This is a great opportunity to build a career with a well-respected manufacturer offering multiple advancement paths.
Getting to Know Cone Drive
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The Cone Drive Product Development Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility directly adjacent to our Traverse City, Michigan manufacturing location. The lab has the capacity to test a wide range of gear reducer products, for both Cone Drive products as well as those manufactured by other companies. The lab includes capability to run a wide variety of tests including load testing for evaluating reducer performance and operating efficiency.
TEST + CONTROL
PRODUCT MEASUREMENT
- Six product testing stands
- Servo cyclic control
- Simulated inertial loading
- Constant torque/load
- Durability/validation
- Accelerated life test
- Lubricant evaluation
- Static loading & stiffness
- Displacement & motion
- Torque
- Thermal
- Efficiency
- Vibration
- Basic noise
- Transmission accuracy