Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

We are looking for a talented Manufacturing Engineer for our position in Rocky Mount, NC. In this role, you will provide day-to-day engineering support to production lines to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. You will help manage capital projects from planning through execution, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver equipment and process upgrades that align with business goals. This position plays a key role in driving improvements to key manufacturing metrics, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), by identifying issues, analyzing data, and implementing sustainable solutions. Success in this role requires strong project management capabilities, technical problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead or support initiatives that enhance quality, productivity, and equipment performance. Candidates with Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher, as well as experience in tool design, automated equipment, or troubleshooting complex systems, will be especially well-positioned to excel.

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

• Supporting Manufacturing Projects: Assists with defined project activities to develop and implement manufacturing processes that consistently meet safety, quality, productivity, and product specification requirements.
• Applying Manufacturing Principles: Contributes technical knowledge and understanding of manufacturing practices to enhance equipment capabilities and optimize process performance.
• Improving Processes: Participates in process improvement efforts by identifying inefficiencies and recommending updates that improve reliability, flow, and production outcomes.
• Developing Standards: Assists in creating and refining manufacturing standards, work methods, and standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and operational excellence.
• Using Continuous Improvement Tools: Applies basic continuous improvement methodologies (such as root cause analysis and workflow optimization) to support the development of more efficient manufacturing systems.
• Collaborating Cross-Functionally: Works with internal teams and external partners to complete project assignments, exchange information, and support alignment across engineering and manufacturing functions.
• Building Technical Knowledge: Learns and applies Cummins-specific manufacturing principles, tools, and practices to become proficient in supporting production processes.
• Contributing to Safe Operations: Supports efforts that reinforce a strong safety culture by ensuring processes, equipment updates, and work methods adhere to safety and compliance requirements.

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

• Collaborates Effectively: Builds strong partnerships and works collaboratively across functions to achieve shared objectives, ensuring alignment between engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Communicates with Clarity: Develops and delivers clear, audience-appropriate communication—both written and verbal—to ensure information is understood, actionable, and accessible to stakeholders at all levels.
• Champions Health and Safety: Models proactive safety behaviors by identifying risks, reporting concerns, and engaging in corrective actions to support an injury-free, compliance-focused manufacturing environment.
• Applies Manufacturing Fundamentals: Demonstrates working knowledge of manufacturing processes by interpreting engineering drawings, using digital tools for analysis, selecting appropriate equipment, and supporting process documentation, workstation design, and tooling decisions.
• Drives Continuous Improvement and Problem Solving: Recognizes opportunities to enhance efficiency and quality, applying structured problem-solving methods, ergonomic and process-improvement tools, and data-driven insights to reduce waste and improve operational performance.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

• Basic level of relevant work experience required.

Role specific responsibilities:

• Day-to-day line support
• Capital project management
• Support and/or lead projects contributing to key metrics such as OEE and associated inputs

Role Specific Skills:

• Project management
• Technical problem solving

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Six Sigma Greenbelt or higher
• Tool and/or automated equipment design and troubleshooting experience