Nova-Tech Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op - 2025 - Willmar, MN

Willmar, MN - Internship

Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op
Pay Range: $22/Hour

Nova-Tech Engineering currently has Full Time Co-Op opportunities located in Willmar, MN.  The Co-Op program is available beginning January 2025 through August of 2025 or May 2025 through December 2025 for students pursuing Manufacturing Engineering degrees. 

Ideally we are looking for students who are available to gain valuable experiences with us for a period of six-nine months and entering their Junior | Senior year of school.

About:

Nova-Tech Engineering was founded in 1992 and began as one person’s passion to benefit the agricultural industry.  Through innovative process automation technology, the company engineers and manufactures products that serve over 500 commercial poultry hatcheries in over 59 countries worldwide.  Headquartered in Willmar, MN, on the beautiful MinnWest Technology Campus, Nova-Tech Engineering employs over 290 people, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and agricultural engineering specialists.  Our engineers are exposed to a variety projects and work in small teams in a collaborative environment.

Learning Experience Objectives:

  • Build successful working relationships with members of a cross-functional team
  • Identify areas for professional development outside of core engineering curriculum
  • Develop a general understanding of the various roles, processes, and procedures that support product development within an Engineering Group
  • With direction from the Product Owner and team, learn how to prioritize many competing tasks and project responsibilities to meet objectives on-time
  • Develop understanding of specific areas of skill and disciplines of interest within Engineering
  • Learn how to use an Agile Scrum framework to get work done in a collaborative team

Nova-Tech's Purpose Statement

We create revolutionary solutions that advance our customers' ability to feed the world

Core Values at Nova-Tech Engineering

  • Collaboration/Communication: We will combine diverse talents to achieve shared goals.
  • Agility: We will be adaptable and flexible to do whatever is necessary to succeed.
  • Strengths: We will capitalize on the unique talents of each employee every day.
  • Innovation: We will inspire the application of imagination and science to create unique solutions to problems.
  • Excellence: We are committed to continually raising the bar for our products, processes and services.
  • Servant Leadership: We actively steward the Purpose, Vision and Values of Nova-Tech Engineering.

Strengths Based Culture:

In 2005, we began training managers on the Gallup Strengths concept of discovering employees' natural talents and managing to those strengths in order to maximize engagement and productivity. A strengths-based approach is one that understands each employee brings a unique set of talents and drive to his or her job, and that if allowed to further develop and use those strengths, everyone wins.

To Apply or Further Inquire Contact:

Rachel Weiss | Talent Acquisition

[email protected]

(320) 222-9790

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