Quality & Operational Excellence Placement

Cummins Europe

Wellingborough

On-site

GBP 18,000 - 24,000

Part time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking an enthusiastic Quality student to join the Operational Excellence team in Wellingborough. The placement offers hands-on exposure to how a major global organization operates, building expertise in quality and process improvement.

Starting Summer 2027, the role requires onsite work for 3 days per week, with the need to travel or relocate to the location. You will work on defined projects, interact with OEMs and distributors, and contribute to investigations and containment

Qualifications

  • Pursuing a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering or Business-related subjects.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Excellent communication and time-management skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Develop skills to manage small portions of well-defined and challenging projects.
  • Support customer engine’s failure investigations and communicate with OEM & distributors account teams.
  • Coordinate the return of failed parts to suppliers for analysis and containment activities.
  • Serve as a support resource on projects and assist in tracking issues and status.
  • Document and share team learnings with other teams and monitor project status with the Project Manager.
  • Maintain project notes, databases and records, and report status to the Project Manager.

Skills

Communication
Time management
Attention to detail
Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor or Master (Engineering or Business)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cummins Inc. is seeking an enthusiastic Quality student to join the Operational Excellence team in Wellingborough. The placement offers hands-on exposure to how a major global organization operates, building expertise in quality and process improvement.

Starting Summer 2027, the role requires onsite work for 3 days per week, with the need to travel or relocate to the location. You will work on defined projects, interact with OEMs and distributors, and contribute to investigations and containment

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