Tooling Technician - 3rd Shift

Cummins•York, SC

6h•$24 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Cummins Inc. is seeking a Tooling Technician for its manufacturing facility in York, South Carolina. The role performs skilled activities supporting manufacturing operations, selecting and using appropriate tools, machinery, and specialty equipment with limited guidance. The technician learns and follows protocols for working safely with electricity and other energy sources on industrial equipment. The position supports production setup and changeovers, replaces and manages wear tooling, adjusts tooling to address dimensional and part-quality issues, and performs preventive inspections and maintenance. It also responds to production problems, contributes to root-cause analysis, documents recurring failures, and implements improvements to tooling life, uptime, and process reliability. The stated base rate is $23.90–$29.89 per hour, with a $1.00 per hour shift premium.

Requirements

High school diploma, certificate of completion of secondary education, or equivalent experience that meets applicable regulations.
Some work experience or intermediate-level knowledge obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience.
Ability to select and use appropriate tools, machinery, and specialty equipment with limited guidance.
Ability to follow safe-work protocols for electricity and other energy sources on industrial equipment.
Ability to identify hazards related to electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls and apply safe practices.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Responsibilities

Stop work and immediately report major injury hazards.
Follow HSE standards and promptly report work-related injuries, illnesses, incidents, and hazards.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment and look out for colleagues to promote a safety culture.
Recognize and minimize the environmental impact of work.
Apply high workmanship and craftsmanship standards and perform quality inspections.
Support equipment uptime and perform preventive, emergency, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities.
Work with peers to identify and reduce manufacturing constraints, solve problems, and participate in continuous improvement.
Communicate effectively with the team and participate in training and development.
Collaborate with others to achieve shared goals and build strong partnerships.
Tailor communications to different audiences to ensure clarity and understanding.
Build customer relationships and deliver solutions centered on customer needs.
Make timely, well-informed decisions.
Use feedback and self-reflection to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Achieve goals, including in challenging circumstances.
Learn through experimentation and use successes and failures as opportunities for growth.
Model proactive health and safety behaviors, identify and report hazards, and participate in workplace safety improvements.
Identify hazards related to electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls and use safe practices in daily work.
Implement changes in processes, equipment, and applications to meet functional needs and support continuous improvement.
Value diverse perspectives and cultures to enhance collaboration and innovation.
Perform left/right and part-number setup changes, ensuring tooling is installed and aligned for production.
Replace upper wheels, broach bars, and other wear tooling at defined cycle limits; reset and maintain tooling counters.
Adjust and align tooling to correct dimensional and part-quality issues, including true position and radius.
Inspect tooling for wear or damage and proactively replace or repair it to prevent downtime and quality defects.
Respond to tooling-related production issues, support root-cause analysis, document recurring failures, and implement improvements to tooling life, uptime, and process reliability.