2nd Shift Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager - Senior

Cummins•Plainfield, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Cummins is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager for second shift at its Cummins Drivetrain and Braking Systems (CDBS) facility in Plainfield, Indiana. The position leads manufacturing shop operations, develops employees, and supports safe, efficient performance across safety, quality, productivity, inventory, material flow, and delivery priorities. The manager builds a collaborative and inclusive team culture, partners across functions and shifts, communicates operational priorities, and makes timely decisions to support business continuity. The role includes coaching and developing employees through performance management, career development, cross-training, and succession planning; setting expectations and delegating work; and addressing barriers to team performance. The position drives lean management and continuous improvement, including waste reduction and safer, more efficient material-flow practices. It also promotes a strong safety culture, especially around powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operations, pedestrian interactions, material staging, storage, and load handling. The manager supports inventory accuracy through disciplined transactions, location management, cycle counting, and discrepancy resolution, and ensures effective shift-to-shift communication about shortages, risks, staffing, customer priorities, and unresolved issues. The role may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent college or university degree.
At least three years of experience supervising or leading others.
Intermediate-level supervisory experience.
Lean management background.
Ability to lead and develop teams and manage employee performance.
Experience supporting inventory accuracy through transaction management, cycle counting, location control, and discrepancy resolution.
Ability to promote safe PIV operations and safer material-flow practices.

Responsibilities

Build a high-performing team by fostering collaboration, aligning employees around shared goals, and encouraging inclusion.
Build effective partnerships across functions and shifts and provide clear, timely communications.
Make sound operational decisions that support efficient operations and business continuity.
Coach, mentor, and develop employees through performance management, career development, cross-training, and succession planning.
Set clear expectations, delegate responsibilities, and remove barriers affecting productivity, quality, safety, and delivery.
Lead continuous improvement and waste-reduction initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
Promote an injury-free workplace through proactive safety leadership, conflict management, incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions.
Support and drive site PIV-reduction initiatives by identifying opportunities to reduce PIV-dependent material movement and implementing safer material-flow solutions.
Promote safe PIV operations, pedestrian interaction, and proper material staging, stacking, storage, and load-handling practices.
Maintain inventory accuracy through disciplined material transactions, location management, cycle-count support, and investigation of discrepancies.
Ensure shift-to-shift communication about shortages, operational risks, staffing concerns, customer priorities, and unresolved issues.