DWU - CESC - OESS Skilled Technician - 3rd Shift

Cummins•Columbus, IN
•Onsite

About The Position

Cummins is seeking an Operations Engineering Support Specialist for its Manufacturing team at the Columbus, Indiana facility. The role supports production equipment reliability and manufacturing operations, with emphasis on skilled maintenance, breakdown recovery, troubleshooting, quality, safety, and process improvement. The position is identified as a 3rd-shift Skilled Technician role. The technician performs and documents preventive, emergency, corrective, and predictive maintenance; helps restore production equipment to operable condition; supports equipment failure analysis; and uses technical documentation and tools to diagnose and resolve issues. The role also involves collecting and analyzing data for root-cause analysis, communicating corrective actions to stakeholders, updating process and quality documents, and contributing feedback to the preventive maintenance system. The technician works with peers and support teams to reduce manufacturing constraints, solve problems, improve processes, and participate in local Total Productive Maintenance activities. The role includes coordinating and supporting less-experienced team members, maintaining an orderly work area, completing required training, and following health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Associate degree with two to four years of relevant experience, or a trade certificate with six years of relevant experience, or eight years of relevant experience, or Department of Labor certification.
  • Significant work experience and in-depth knowledge obtained through specialized training and relevant experience.
  • High electrical aptitude and Allen-Bradley experience, including PLCs and HMIs.
  • Ability to work alone with little supervision.
  • Strong understanding of electrical principles and troubleshooting methods, including drawings, schematics, and PLC logic.
  • Understanding of industrial networking fundamentals.
  • Ability to perform skilled manufacturing and maintenance activities, support equipment recovery, and document corrective actions and improvements.

Nice To Haves

  • Siemens industrial hardware experience.
  • Fanuc robot experience.
  • Experience with MES integrations.

Responsibilities

  • Stop work and immediately report major injury hazards; report work-related injuries, illnesses, incidents, and hazards.
  • Follow HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulations; use appropriate personal protective equipment and participate in HSE training.
  • Look out for coworkers, correct hazards within personal control and capability, and minimize negative environmental impacts.
  • Apply high standards of workmanship and craftsmanship and support equipment failure analysis.
  • Perform work using diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, specifications, tools, and measuring and testing instruments.
  • Provide feedback to the Preventive Maintenance system and ensure process documents and quality procedures are updated.
  • Help others as a resource, raise issues to minimize cost and quality exposure, and perform quality inspections.
  • Perform and document preventive, emergency, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities.
  • Assist with breakdown recovery by helping restore production equipment to operable condition.
  • Collect and analyze data for root-cause analysis and document corrective actions and improvements.
  • Communicate corrective actions clearly to relevant stakeholders.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area, including routine housekeeping and machine cleaning.
  • Work with peers and support staff to identify and reduce manufacturing constraints, solve problems, improve processes, and implement solutions.
  • Communicate effectively with the assigned team and support teams; coordinate others and serve as a resource for less-capable team members.
  • Complete training and personal development in line with business requirements.
  • Participate in local Total Productive Maintenance teams to improve quality, safety, processes, material flow, and employee development.
  • Perform other duties as required to meet business goals.
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