First Shift Production Lead: Safety, Quality & Efficiency

Cummins Inc.; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking a manufacturing-focused professional to uphold safety standards and drive continuous improvement on the shop floor. You will work across teams to ensure quality, equipment readiness and efficient production to meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes adherence to standardized processes, participation in rotations, and proactive problem-solving in a dynamic manufacturing environment at Cummins facilities.

Qualifications

• Shows resilience when facing setbacks and adversity.
• Collaborates with teammates to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates effectively across multiple audiences and modes.
• Demonstrates courage to address difficult issues.
• Makes quality decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Drives results even under pressure and difficult circumstances.
• Maintains accountability for self and others.
• Manages ambiguity in changing conditions and directions.
• Manages complexity of information to solve problems.
• Exhibits organizational savvy navigating policy and processes.
• Understands health and safety fundamentals and promotes interdependent culture.
• Shows manufacturing knowledge by applying changes to processes and equipment for continuous improvement.
• Values differences and diverse perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety systems function properly and the work area is safe.
• Follow standardized processes and daily procedures.
• Use standardized work to drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain polyvalence and participate in job rotations.
• Ensure product quality by identifying and reworking defects.
• Take proactive action to solve problems practically.
• Support production by reinforcing lines when needed.
• Encourage and implement continuous improvement ideas.
• Keep the work area clean and organized.
• Coordinate with team managers to manage daily operations and rotations.

Skills

Resilience

Collaboration

Effective communication

Courage

Decision quality

Results orientation

Accountability

Ambiguity management

Complexity management

Organizational savvy

Health and Safety fundamentals

Manufacturing knowledge

Valuing differences

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cummins Inc. is seeking a manufacturing-focused professional to uphold safety standards and drive continuous improvement on the shop floor. You will work across teams to ensure quality, equipment readiness and efficient production to meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes adherence to standardized processes, participation in rotations, and proactive problem-solving in a dynamic manufacturing environment at Cummins facilities.