**DESCRIPTION** We are looking for a talented Manufacturing Engineering - Technical Advisor to join our team specializing in Manufacturing, primarily onsite in Fletcher, NC. **In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:** + **Technological Expertise** : Utilize your comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing technology to enhance various work situations, ensuring efficient and innovative solutions. + **Holistic Integration** : Balance cost, quality, and delivery by integrating advanced manufacturing technologies, promoting a safe and sustainable environment. + **Project Leadership** : Lead and develop large or complex projects, driving them to successful completion with your strategic vision and management skills. + **Standardization** : Develop and implement standardization processes in manufacturing, improving consistency and efficiency across operations. + **Cross-Functional Management** : Manage projects within a cross-functional environment, effectively leading matrixed and dotted line teams to achieve common goals. + **Mentorship** : Coach and mentor manufacturing personnel, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth. + **Technical Expertise** : Serve as the go-to technical expert in one or more manufacturing disciplines, providing critical insights and guidance. + **Problem Solving** : Advise on and recommend long-term solutions to systemic manufacturing problems, collaborating across the Cummins network to address complex issues and enhance overall performance. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **To be successful in this role you will need the following: ** + **Financial Acumen:** Understand and interpret key financial indicators to make informed business decisions that enhance profitability and efficiency. + **Collaboration** : Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with others to achieve shared objectives, fostering a team-oriented environment. + **Effective Communication** : Develop and deliver clear, multi-mode communications tailored to the unique needs of different audiences, ensuring everyone is on the same page. + **Innovation** : Cultivate new and better ways for the organization to succeed, driving continuous improvement and staying ahead of industry trends. + **Talent Development** : Mentor and develop team members to meet their career goals and the organization’s objectives, creating a skilled and motivated workforce. + **Health** and **Safety** : Champion proactive health and safety behaviors, contributing to an injury-free workplace and promoting a culture of safety. Equipment/Capital + **Procurement** : Select manufacturing equipment that meets Cummins' specifications and project needs, ensuring optimal performance and cost-effectiveness. Integration of + **Manufacturing** **Processes** : Lead the integration of manufacturing process design and product design to ensure efficient and effective production. + **Valuing Differences** : Recognize and appreciate the value of diverse perspectives and cultures, fostering an inclusive and innovative work environment. + **Managing Complexity** : Navigate and make sense of complex, high-volume, and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively. + **Manufacturing Business** Model Application: Apply and improve documented Cummins processes and key practices to drive manufacturing excellence. + **Project Management** : Balance scope, schedule, and resources for projects, ensuring that the results and impacts are fully realized. + **Building Effective Teams** : Create strong-identity teams that leverage diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.   **Education, Licenses, Certifications: ** + College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required.  + This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.    **Experience: ** + Extensive relevant work experience required, including manufacturing or manufacturing plant experience, and leadership of a large project or multiple projects. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Additional Information:** + Role will be primarily onsite out of Fletcher, NC. + Combined domestic and international travel could be up to 50% depending on the stage of a project. + Lean Six Sigma and Project Management certifications are a benefit. + Mechanical Engineering education is preferred. + 5 or more years in Manufacturing Engineering is required. + Demonstrated capability to manage large and complex capital programs desirable. + Experience in technical areas such as assembly technology, CNC machining, complex automation with PLC background, welding, special machines, simple to complex tooling systems, hydraulics, pneumatics or robotics, etc. is required. **Job** Manufacturing **Organization** Cummins Inc. **Role Category** Hybrid **Job Type** Exempt - Experienced **Min Salary** $112000 **Max Salary** $168000 **ReqID** 2410266 **Relocation Package** No **Cummins and E-Verify** At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.