Production Technician III - 1st Shift

About the role

Operates machines and production equipment independently in accordance with quality and productivity requirements safely in a manufacturing environment and may instruct or coach others. This is a 1st Shift position at the Cummins Inc. facility in Maxton, NC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety by stopping work and reporting any major injury hazards immediately
• Promote health by reporting any work-related injury, illness, incident, or hazard
• Comply with HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulations
• Recognize environmental impact of work and minimize negative effects
• Perform quality inspections and identify non-conforming materials
• Achieve production goals and maintain clean, orderly work areas
• Instruct and coach others; act as a resource for team members
• Participate in training and personal development; actively seek ways to improve processes
• Understand what constitutes producing a quality product that meets customer expectations
• Read, comprehend, and execute written instructions
• Operate machinery according to set procedures — meeting productivity goals in a safe, quality, environmentally sound, cost-effective manner
• Properly operate manufacturing equipment
• Use precision measuring instruments (calipers, dial indicators, micrometers) to determine adherence to specifications
• Safely operate a fork truck if assigned; possess a valid company forklift license
• Initiate action, up to and including stopping the line, to prevent nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality systems
• Identify and record product, process, and quality system problems
• Initiate, recommend, or provide solutions through designated channels; verify implementation
• Control further processing, delivery, or installation of nonconforming product until corrected
• Perform rework and repair operations on nonconforming material
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment; notify maintenance personnel of necessary repairs
• Perform safety and housekeeping duties to ensure a safe working environment
• Participate actively in the team to achieve team goals
• Maintain flexible work culture with ability to learn and effectively operate all equipment
• Comply with all Meritor written environmental (ISO 14001) and quality (TS16949) policies
• Support development of a continual improvement, employee involvement culture
• Set high expectations for self and team; hold self and team members accountable for superior results
• Maintain best practice safety and housekeeping standards with continuous emphasis on 5S
• Support development of the team to work with all levels of the organization
• Support development of the team to track key performance data, identify variances, determine root causes, implement corrective action, and document to meet or exceed goals
• Flexible to work any shift and overtime to meet customer requirements and other work assignments as required
• Provide assistance and training to lower-level employees
• Troubleshoot repeat mechanical issues
• Perform all other job tasks as required by leadership

Qualifications

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations

Experience

• Significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience
• Two (2) years of experience in mechanical assembly, fabrication, or electrical/electronic field highly preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Collaboration: build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with team to achieve shared goals
• Effective Communication: develop and deliver clear, multi-mode communications tailored to different audiences
• Courage: address difficult issues head-on and say what needs to be said
• Decision Quality: make timely and well-informed decisions
• Results-Driven: consistently achieve goals, even under tough circumstances
• Accountability: hold self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Complexity Management: make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively
• Health and Safety: champion proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting, and participating in actions to improve workplace safety
• Manufacturing Knowledge: apply knowledge of manufacturing processes to implement changes that meet functional needs and drive continuous improvement
• Valuing Differences: recognize and appreciate the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization
• Understand and use basic math, fractions, basic algebra, decimals, and metrics
• Read and understand work instructions
• Work flexibly in a team environment
• Use precision measuring instruments such as micrometers
• Broad knowledge of operational procedures and tools obtained through extensive work experience; may require vocational or technical education
• Work under limited supervision for routine situations

Physical Demands

• Ability to physically access all areas of the plant with reasonable accommodations and communicate clearly with management staff and other production technicians
• During any regular shift, individuals may be required to:
  • Stand (5–6 hours)
  • Use both hands to grasp tools and parts, and push and pull (3–4 hours)
  • Use head and neck in a static or turning motion (3–4 hours)
  • Look forward, side to side, and down (7–8 hours)
• Manual assembly involves bending, reaching, lifting, and turning
• Some departments may require occasional or intermittent lifting of up to 35–40 lbs. without hoist assistance and greater than 45 lbs. with hoist assistance

Pay

Base Rate: $18.00 – $25.00/hr

Role Category: On-site with Flexibility | Job Type: Shop | ReqID: 2440652 | Relocation Package: No | 100% On-Site: No