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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Buyer
Traverse City, MI
The Buyer manages assigned suppliers and commodities to support supply chain goals for delivery, quality, and cost. This role analyzes supplier performance, manages purchasing and quoting activities, and identifies opportunities to improve pricing, lead times, and inventory levels. The position also ensures materials are available for production while maintaining effective communication with suppliers and internal teams.
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.
Manufacturing Engineer
Traverse City, MI
The Manufacturing Engineer develops and executes manufacturing routings and processes to support Cone Drive products, while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence. This role collaborates cross functionally with operations, quality, design engineering, and product development.
Product Engineer
Traverse City, MI
The Product Engineer manages Cone Drive’s product portfolio and lifecycle, from market analysis and defining new product requirements to building the business case and developing technical marketing and training materials to support sales.
EHS & Maintenance Manager
Traverse City, MI
The EHS & Maintenance Manager oversees Environmental, Health, and Safety programs, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, including active participation in Kaizen events. This role also manages facilities services and equipment maintenance, repair, and installation to support operations, including the tool room.
Automation Sales Manager
Planetary & Precision Gearing
Dallas, TX
The Automation Sales Manager is responsible for identifying and developing North American motion control markets, driving new business, managing customer relationships, and resolving commercial issues for precision gear and planetary products. This is a remote position supporting our Traverse City, Michigan facility.
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.
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