Production Associate - Level I 2nd shift

Job Title

Job Description

Job Summary:

Operates machines and production equipment in accordance with quality and productivity requirements safely in a manufacturing environment with direct guidance.

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

• Ensure Safety: By stopping work and reporting any major injury hazards immediately, you will help maintain a safe working environment.
• Promote Health: Reporting any work-related injuries, illnesses, incidents, or hazards ensures that health and safety standards are upheld.
• Maintain Quality: Following standard work, process documentation, and quality procedures helps minimize costs and quality exposures.
• Achieve Production Goals: Operating manual and automated equipment efficiently to meet production goals and customer expectations.
• Support Teamwork: Communicating effectively with your team and support teams to improve quality, safety, processes, and material flow.
• Environmental Responsibility: Recognizing and minimizing the negative impact of your work on the environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Engaging in training and personal development to stay aligned with business requirements and improve your skills.
• Housekeeping and Maintenance: Keeping your work area clean and orderly, performing routine housekeeping tasks, and identifying equipment needing repair.

External Qualifications and Competencies

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

• Collaborate Effectively: Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with your team to achieve shared objectives. This will help create a cohesive and productive work environment.
• Communicate Clearly: Develop and deliver communications that are tailored to the needs of different audiences. This ensures everyone understands their roles and responsibilities, leading to smoother operations.
• Demonstrate Self-Awareness: Use feedback and self-reflection to understand your strengths and areas for improvement. This will help you grow personally and professionally.
• Learn Nimbly: Embrace new challenges and learn from both successes and failures. This adaptive approach will help you tackle problems effectively and innovate in your role.
• Pursue Self-Development: Seek out opportunities for growth through formal training and informal learning. This approach will keep you engaged and continuously improving.
• Champion Health and Safety: Model proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying and addressing hazards. This commitment will contribute to a safer, injury-free workplace.

Education

• 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:

• Minimal or no work experience required.

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 2432419
• Job Category Manufacturing
• Posting Date 07/06/2026, 02:21 PM
• Apply Before 08/06/2026, 04:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Role Category On-site with Flexibility
• Locations 9377 N US Highway 301, Whitakers, NC, 27891, US
• Affiliated to Bargaining Unit/Trade Union No
• Relocation Eligible? No
• Allowable Work Locations AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DC,DE,FL,GA,HI,IA,ID,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MA,MD,ME,MI,MN,MO,MS,MT,NC,ND,NE,NH,NJ,NM,NV,NY,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VA,VT,WA,WV,WI,WY
• Does the role require work to be done 100% onsite due to its operational nature? No