Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager - Senior

Cummins•Denver, CO

7h•$86,680 - $130,020•Onsite

About The Position

Cummins is seeking a Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager to lead multiple production teams at its Henderson, Colorado location. The role focuses on safe, efficient, consistent operations and achievement of production targets while maintaining standards for safety, quality, housekeeping, and productivity. The manager sets expectations and clarifies responsibilities, coaches and develops team members, identifies training needs, and partners with other functions to improve operational performance. The position involves addressing daily production challenges, removing workflow barriers, and fostering an engaged, team-oriented, continuous-improvement culture. It also includes regular interaction with other functional areas and external stakeholders, with significant time spent on the shop floor. A college, university, or equivalent degree is required. Intermediate supervisory experience and at least three years of manufacturing operations leadership experience are required. The position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations. Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred over experience in non-manufacturing environments.

Requirements

College, university, or equivalent degree required.
Intermediate level of supervisory experience required.
At least 3 years of manufacturing operations leadership experience.
Experience leading production teams in a manufacturing environment.
Strong people leadership skills, particularly coaching and development.
Comfort spending significant time on the shop floor.
May require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred over experience in non-manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Lead daily activities of multiple production teams to support safe, efficient, and consistent operations.
Drive production targets while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, housekeeping, and productivity.
Set expectations, clarify responsibilities, and support team members in executing daily priorities.
Coach, mentor, and provide ongoing feedback to improve performance, accountability, and professional development.
Identify individual and team training needs and develop training plans.
Partner with other functions to identify and implement improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and operational efficiency.
Address day-to-day production challenges and remove barriers to maintain workflow and meet business and customer requirements.
Foster teamwork, engagement, ownership, and continuous improvement in support of operational goals.
Interact continuously with other functional areas to help achieve health, safety, environment, quality, cost, and delivery goals, and interact with external stakeholders.
Champion health and safety behaviors, participate in improvement actions, and contribute to an injury-free workplace.
Investigate health, safety, and environment incidents, conduct root-cause analysis, and support effective corrective actions and accurate reporting.
Implement process-improvement and waste-reduction methodologies to reduce cost and improve quality in manufacturing processes.