DWU - CESC - Production Team Associate - 1st Shift

Production Team Associate

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

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

• Health, Safety and 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 Follows all applicable standard work, process documentation and quality procedures such as Statistical Process Control (SPC), poka-yoke and visual standards.
• Raises issues to minimize cost and quality exposures. Performs quality inspections. Identifies and controls non-conforming material.
• Delivery Fully proficient with all work processes, independently operating equipment to manufacture and assemble product in order to create the proper characteristics and dimensions necessary to meet customer expectations.
• Leads and coordinates others acting as a formal resource for team members with less capability. Achieves production goals. Works at the required cycle time or defined engineering standard. 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 production goals. Works with peers, skilled trades and support staff to maintain and identify equipment needing repair. Adapts quickly to changing conditions.
• Effectively handles risk. Deals constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes.
• Teamwork Communicates effectively with the assigned team and with all support teams Completes training and personal development in line with business requirements Actively leads the identification and ways in which to improve quality, safety, process, material flow, and employee development

External Qualifications and Competencies

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

• Being resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• 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.
• Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
• 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.
• Manages ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Organizational savvy - Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• 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.
• 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. Experience: Significant work experience and in-depth knowledge obtained through specialized training and relevant experience.

Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

Team associate - Day Shift - Mon to Fri - 5am to 5pm

Ensure all safety systems are functioning properly and that the work area is safe at all times. Follow standardized processes in detail and perform daily activities according to established procedures. Use Standardized Work principles to drive continuous performance improvement. Maintain polyvalence by being trained and capable of performing multiple roles, and stay aware of job rotations. Ensure product quality by identifying, analyzing, and reworking defects when necessary. Take proactive action in problem-solving with a realistic and practical understanding of issues. Support production by reinforcing the line when a team member is absent or when additional support is required. Encourage continuous improvement ideas and actively participate in implementing solutions. Maintain cleanliness, organization, and overall tidiness of the work area. Collaborate with the Team Manager, Supervisor, and Coordinator to manage job rotations and daily operations effectively

About Us

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2437357
• Job Category Manufacturing
• Posting Date 09/23/2026, 07:08 PM
• Apply Before 12/23/2026, 12:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Role Category On-site with Flexibility
• Locations 830 West 450 South, Columbus, IN, 47203, US
• Affiliated to Bargaining Unit/Trade Union Yes
• Relocation Eligible? Yes
• Allowable Work Locations IN
• Does the role require work to be done 100% onsite due to its operational nature? No