Senior Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager

Cummins • Plainfield, NJ

28d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re seeking a talented Senior Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager to join the Manufacturing team for our location in Plainfield, IN. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Build High-Performing Teams: Foster a strong team culture by leveraging diverse skills, experiences, and perspectives to achieve shared goals and deliver business results. Drive Collaboration and Partnership: Establish productive relationships across functions, sites, and stakeholder groups to align priorities, solve challenges, and achieve common objectives. Communicate with Clarity and Influence: Deliver clear, effective, and audience-appropriate communications that drive understanding, alignment, and informed decision-making. Lead Talent Development: Coach, mentor, and develop employees to strengthen capabilities, support career growth, and build a sustainable pipeline of future talent. Provide Direction and Empower Execution: Set clear expectations, delegate effectively, remove barriers, and create accountability to enable teams to perform at their best. Foster Engagement and Inclusion: Create an environment where employees feel valued, respected, and motivated to contribute, while embracing diverse perspectives and experiences. Drive Results and Continuous Improvement: Deliver consistent business outcomes by making sound decisions, solving problems proactively, and identifying opportunities to improve processes, quality, and efficiency. Champion Safety, Conflict Resolution, and Operational Excellence: Promote a culture of safety, lead effective resolution of workplace challenges, support thorough root cause analysis of incidents, and implement corrective actions that strengthen organizational performance.

Requirements

• Proven ability to lead, coach, and mentor production teams while fostering accountability, engagement, and a high-performance culture.
• Experience managing daily manufacturing operations, balancing resources, and consistently achieving safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets.
• Ability to work effectively with partners across operations, quality, engineering, maintenance, and safety functions to identify issues and implement sustainable improvements.
• Strong capability to set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, identify skill gaps, and develop effective training plans that support employee growth and operational success.
• College, university, or equivalent degree required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
• Intermediate level of supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Build High-Performing Teams: Foster a strong team culture by leveraging diverse skills, experiences, and perspectives to achieve shared goals and deliver business results.
• Drive Collaboration and Partnership: Establish productive relationships across functions, sites, and stakeholder groups to align priorities, solve challenges, and achieve common objectives.
• Communicate with Clarity and Influence: Deliver clear, effective, and audience-appropriate communications that drive understanding, alignment, and informed decision-making.
• Lead Talent Development: Coach, mentor, and develop employees to strengthen capabilities, support career growth, and build a sustainable pipeline of future talent.
• Provide Direction and Empower Execution: Set clear expectations, delegate effectively, remove barriers, and create accountability to enable teams to perform at their best.
• Foster Engagement and Inclusion: Create an environment where employees feel valued, respected, and motivated to contribute, while embracing diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Drive Results and Continuous Improvement: Deliver consistent business outcomes by making sound decisions, solving problems proactively, and identifying opportunities to improve processes, quality, and efficiency.
• Champion Safety, Conflict Resolution, and Operational Excellence: Promote a culture of safety, lead effective resolution of workplace challenges, support thorough root cause analysis of incidents, and implement corrective actions that strengthen organizational performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior