Skilled Technician - Level IV - SHOP

Cummins Inc.; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking a skilled maintenance/Manufacturing professional to support manufacturing needs. You will work with teams to select resources, tools, and equipment, ensuring safe operation and adherence to protocols while coordinating others. Adaptability to changing manufacturing environments is essential.

The role emphasizes leading maintenance activities, quality inspections, and proactive problem-solving to maintain reliability and efficiency across processes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with CNC programming and machining operations.
• Proficient in multi-spindle machining processes and optimization.
• Extensive knowledge of tooling, fixturing, and precision gauging.
• Strong continuous improvement mindset focusing on efficiency, quality, and waste reduction.
• Understanding of process capability, SPC, and manufacturing variation analysis.
• Experience in inventory management for tooling, fixtures, spare parts, and critical replacement components.
• Skilled in workforce and labor allocation adjustments to support production demands and operational efficiency.
• Ability to troubleshoot, optimize, and support automated manufacturing systems and equipment.
• Focused on improving equipment reliability, productivity, and process performance.

Responsibilities

• HSE: Stop work and report hazards; follow standards and wear PPE.
• Report injuries/incidents; ensure compliance with regulations and procedures.
• Lead and coordinate team members; document PM activities and feedback.
• Perform preventive, emergency, corrective, and predictive maintenance tasks.
• Maintain clean, safe work area and support TPM initiatives.
• Identify and reduce manufacturing constraints; implement solutions.
• Collaborate with peers and support teams to meet goals.
• Continuously improve quality, safety, and productivity in operations.

Skills

CNC programming

Machining operations

Multi-spindle machining

Tooling

Fixturing

Precision gauging

Continuous improvement

SPC

Process capability

Inventory management

Labor allocation

Troubleshoot systems

Equipment reliability

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Summary

Comprehensive knowledge applied to performing skilled activities which support manufacturing business needs. Works with relevant functions to select and utilize appropriate resources, tools, machinery and specialty equipment. Thoroughly understands the protocols of working safely with electricity and other energy sources with industrial equipment. Acts as a formal resource leading and coordinating others. Quickly and effectively adapts to change in the manufacturing environment.

Job Summary

Comprehensive knowledge applied to performing skilled activities which support manufacturing business needs. Works with relevant functions to select and utilize appropriate resources, tools, machinery and specialty equipment. Thoroughly understands the protocols of working safely with electricity and other energy sources with industrial equipment. Acts as a formal resource leading and coordinating others. Quickly and effectively adapts to change in the manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

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 and 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 Applies high standards of workmanship and craftsmanship. Support equipment failure analysis. Performs work in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals and specifications using various tools, measuring and testing instruments. Provide feedback into the Preventive Maintenance system. Ensures all process documents and quality procedures are updated and acts as a resource to provide help to others. Raises issues to minimize cost and quality exposures. Performs quality inspections. Delivery Fully proficient performing skilled activities expected by their roles in accordance with defined roles and responsibilities. Leads and coordinates others acting as a formal resource for team members with less capability. Performs and documents preventive, emergency, corrective and predictive maintenance activities. Maintains clean and orderly work area, including routine housekeeping and machine cleaning tasks. Performs other duties as required to meet business goals. Work with peers and support staff to: Identify and reduce manufacturing constraints Solve problems and improve processes Actively identify issues and implement solutions Teamwork Communicates effectively with the assigned team and with all support teams. Completes training and personal development in line with business requirements. Participates actively with local Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) teams in ways to improve quality, safety, process, material flow, and employee development.

Competencies

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.

Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.

Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

Health and Safety Fundamentals - Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace.

Controls Safety - Recognizes controls related hazards in a manufacturing environment (Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic) to incorporate safe practices and procedures as part of the daily work plan to reduce injuries and create a safe machine environment.

Manufacturing Knowledge - Demonstrates the knowledge of manufacturing by correctly implementing changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement.

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.

This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience

• Hands-onexperiencewith CNC programming and machining operations
• Proficientin multi-spindle machining processes andoptimization
• Extensiveknowledgeof tooling, fixturing, and precision gauging
• Strong continuous improvement mindset withafocusonefficiency,quality,andwastereduction
• Solidunderstandingof process capability, statistical process control (SPC), and manufacturing variation analysis
• Experiencedin inventory management fortooling,fixtures,spareparts,andcriticalreplacementcomponents
• Skilledin workforce and labor allocation adjustments tosupportproductiondemandsandoperationalefficiency
• Abilitytotroubleshoot,optimize,andsupport automated manufacturing systems and equipment
• Focusedonimprovingequipmentreliability,productivity,andprocessperformance

Job

Manufacturing

Organization

Cummins Inc.

Role Category

On-site with Flexibility

Job Type

Shop

Min Salary

$72160

Max Salary

$108240

ReqID

2436075

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.