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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Team Planner
Traverse City, MI
The Team Planner provides operational support for scheduling and releasing production orders and serves as a backup supervisor at our Traverse City facility. Key responsibilities include organizing order release, maintaining Heijunka cards and Item Master Sheets, reconciling Negative On-Hand and scrap reports, verifying pick lists and shortage reports, maintaining location integrity, and managing the Traverse City cycle count program.
Production Supervisor
Traverse City, MI
We are hiring a Day-Shift Production Supervisor at our Traverse City facility to lead UAW shop-floor teams and ensure safe, high-quality, and efficient production. The role includes managing daily production and schedules, driving continuous improvement through Six Sigma/Kaizen/Lean, coordinating cross-training, and resolving root-cause quality, safety, and production issues.
Quality Assurance Manager
Traverse City, MI
The Quality Assurance Manager manages the Quality function for Cone Drive operations, which encompasses two manufacturing plants and all supplier quality assurance processes.
Warranty Analyst
Traverse City, MI
The Warranty Analyst leads the warranty process from initial customer notification through final resolution. This role also supports continuous improvement efforts within manufacturing and helps maintain the quality management system.
Marketing Content & Campaign Analyst
Canton, OH
The Marketing Content & Campaign Analyst creates and executes marketing content and campaigns, translating technical product information into clear, compelling messaging across digital channels, sales tools, and events. The role works cross-functionally to ensure consistent branding while supporting campaign execution through email, social media, and tradeshows.
Product Development Engineer
Traverse City, MI
The Product Development Engineer designs and launches new industrial gearbox products using advanced engineering analysis and 3D CAD tools. This role collaborates cross functionally to develop innovative, cost effective solutions, support testing, and resolve design challenges while delivering accurate technical documentation and product data.
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