DWU - SEP - Machining Team Associate Special Assignment - 2nd Shift

Cummins•Seymour, IN

About The Position

The Machining Team Associate uses a variety of machines and equipment to remove metal from or fabricate products from castings and raw materials, producing finished goods that meet required characteristics, dimensions, and customer expectations. The associate follows process documentation, performs quality checks with gauges and other measuring devices, manages tool changes and tool usage, and helps the team meet safety, quality, and production goals. The role includes routine housekeeping, machine cleaning, planned operator care and maintenance, handling nonconforming materials, performing rework and related transactions, and keeping process documentation current as products and processes change. The associate collects and displays operating data, applies common problem-solving techniques, participates in improvement projects and training, communicates with the assigned and support teams, and may assist with training department personnel. The role uses hoists and forklifts to move parts and skids, requires appropriate personal protective equipment, and involves working within a team-based system, rotating job routines as needed, and completing work with minimal supervision. The position requires a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent and passing all related testing. Minimal relevant experience is required; six months of work experience is preferred. Candidates must attend an on-shift orientation. Successful applicants are expected to remain in the position for at least 18 months before regaining bid rights; they may be made permanent after 18 months without reposting the position.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Must pass all related testing, if applicable.
Minimal relevant experience required.
Operate machines, cranes, and forklifts safely and productively while maintaining quality.
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
Use gauges to measure and capture specified features of piece parts.
Maintain a tidy work area and use downtime for cleaning.
Maintain open communication with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineering.

Nice To Haves

Six months of work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Operate machines to remove metal from or fabricate products from castings and raw materials to meet specified characteristics, dimensions, and customer expectations.
Follow process documentation and perform quality checks using gauges and other measuring devices.
Manage tool-change processes and monitor tool usage according to operations.
Work as part of a team to meet safety, quality, and production goals, including taking on team representative responsibilities.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area; perform housekeeping, machine cleaning, and planned operator care and maintenance tasks.
Perform rework and scrap or external rework transactions, and identify and control nonconforming materials.
Highlight process documentation updates needed to reflect product and process changes.
Collect, analyze, and display operating data, and use common problem-solving techniques when issues arise.
Use material-handling equipment, including hoists, inspect hoists, and operate forklifts to move parts and skids.
Follow departmental, site, and company policies and procedures, including wearing and using required personal protective equipment.
Participate in training, personal development, and improvement projects; assist in training department personnel.
Communicate effectively with the assigned team and support teams, including Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineering.
Maintain housekeeping and safety in work areas.
Perform other duties as required and remain flexible to get the job done.
Complete work with minimal supervision within a team-based work system, rotating job routines as needed.
Operate machines, cranes, and forklifts safely and productively while maintaining quality.
Use gauges to measure and capture specified features of piece parts.
Attend the required on-shift orientation.