DWU - CESC - Warehouse Operator Team Associate - 1st Shift

Cummins Inc.; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN is seeking a Warehouse Operator Team Associate to support logistics operations on-site. You will receive, sort, label, pack and store goods, and operate forklift equipment to meet customer expectations and space efficiency.

The role emphasizes safety, quality checks, teamwork, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced warehouse environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; must pass related testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality checks on goods and invoices; identify non-conforming material.
• Receive, sort, label, pack, store goods; optimize warehouse space.
• Operate manual and automated equipment to pick, pack and ship products per customer expectations.
• Maintain clean, orderly work area and perform routine maintenance tasks.
• Collaborate with team and support staff to identify and repair equipment as needed.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Customer focus

Decision quality

Results orientation

Accountability

Self-development

Warehouse knowledge

Diversity awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalence

Tools

Forklift

Stand-up lift

PIV

Job description

We are looking for a talented Warehouse Operator Team Associate to join our team specializing in Logistics for our Cummins Inc. facility in Columbus, IN.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Stop work and immediately report any major injury hazards.
• Report any work-related injury, illness, incident or hazard. Comply with HSE standards, policies, procedures & regulations. Use appropriate personal protective equipment. Promote interdependence by looking out for one another. Correct hazards within your control and capabilities. Recognize how your work may impact the environment and work to minimize the negative impact.
• Engage in HSE Training. Quality Follows all applicable standard work, work instruction/process documentation and established quality procedures. Raises issues to minimize cost and quality exposures.
• Performs quality checks for damage and for discrepancies between goods and invoices. Identifies and controls non-conforming material. Delivery Receive incoming goods, accurately sort, label/package, store goods and arrange storage to optimize warehouse space.
• Operates manual and automated equipment to pick, pack and ship product per the customer expectations. Demonstrates a high level of competency in core work skills. Works at the required cycle time or defined engineering standard.
• Teamwork Communicates effectively with the assigned team and with all support teams.
• Completes training in line with business requirements. Participates actively in ways to improve quality, safety, process, material flow, and employee development.
• Maintains clean and orderly work area, including routine housekeeping tasks and machine cleaning tasks and performs planned operator care and maintenance tasks.
• Remains flexible and performs other miscellaneous duties, as required, to meet business goals. Works with peers, skilled trades and support staff to maintain and identify equipment in need of repair.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• Warehouse Operations - Utilizes warehousing tools, systems, and methodologies to meet defined metrics for inbound and outbound operations of a warehouse.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

High school diploma, GED or equivalent required. Must pass all related testing.

Experience:

Minimal relevant experience required. Six months work experience preferred.

PIV -Forklift-Tugger-Standup lift

Job Logistics

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Shop

ReqID 2435119

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site No

Cummins and E-Verify

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.