Engineering Specialist - The Toro Company

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Who Are We?  

Toro’s Irrigation and Lighting business is located in Riverside, CA. The Toro Company’s irrigation business is comprised of two distinct brands, Toro® and Irritrol®. Both brands offer a full line of solid, dependable, irrigation products including controllers, sensors, valves, spray heads and rotors to help customers care for golf courses, sports fields, public green spaces, commercial and residential properties. Unique Lighting Systems is a leading brand of professional grade lighting fixtures, low voltage transformers, LED lamps and the patented HUB system for installation. Serving both residential and commercial markets, Unique Lighting Systems offers a full line of outdoor lighting products. 

The Engineering Specialist will make available to engineering customers computer aided tools, processes, systems and resources to enhance engineering's ability to develop and maintain products.  Develop and assist with the digital transformation of technical data using state of the art tools for the enterprise.  Provide or assure that day-to-day change management administrative tasks are completed.  Maintain application software such as Creo Parametric and Windchill PDMLink.

What Will You Do?

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:  

• In adherence to established procedures, process assigned tickets for change requests related to operating procedures, work instructions, inspection instructions, forms, and templates.

• In adherence to established procedures, process assigned tickets for change requests related to changes to existing or new release of SKUs, components, or materials.

• Follow internal procedures to verify completion of change requests in Windchill and SAP as well as in any other relevant databases.

• Conduct maintenance and consistency checks for product data such as BOMs, routers and cost information in SAP and Windchill.

• Maintain operating system and application software. 

• Install new and updated software releases. Reload software as required due to hardware failures.

• Define, research and develop software to automate periodic system administration duties, enhance computer user productivity, and provide new functionality.  

• Software may be developed using languages such as "C" and Perl, and database languages such as SQL.

• Is a liaison representing Engineering Technical Services (ETS) and TTC Engineering departments with the TTC IT department.

• Participate in computer user groups of companies using similar hardware and software.

• Work with the customers of engineering data to improve the productivity of the transfer of information i.e. publications, plants, purchasing, service, advance planning.

• Exercise fiscal responsibility during the year in the purchase of equipment and supplies and make appropriate recommendations to department leadership for future spending.

What Do You Need?

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:  

• Two year Associate degree in Computer Science, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or other Engineering discipline required. 

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in Document Control/CAD/CAM field. 

Preferred experience:

• Bachelors in Engineering Degree

• Windchill

What Can We Give You?   

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at our Riverside, CA location a variety of perks, including:  

Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.  

Wellness - TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.  

Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.  

Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is between ​$62300​ - ​$80000​. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, which rewards employees based on individual and organizational performance. Eligibility and award amounts are determined by company policy and performance metrics. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the One@Work app, formerly the Even app.

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees

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