**DESCRIPTION** We are looking for a talented Production Support Associate to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins Inc. facility in Lakewood, NY. **Job Summary:** Performs skilled non production activities independently which support the manufacturing processes in accordance with quality and productivity requirements safely in a manufacturing environment and may instruct or coach others. **In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:** • **Ensuring Safety:** By stopping work and reporting any major injury hazards immediately, you'll help maintain a safe work environment. • **Compliance and Reporting:** Reporting any work-related injuries, illnesses, incidents, or hazards ensures compliance with HSE standards and promotes a culture of safety. • **Environmental Stewardship:** Recognizing how your work impacts the environment and working to minimize negative effects will contribute to sustainable practices. • **Quality Assurance:** Performing quality inspections and raising concerns will help minimize costs and exposures, ensuring high standards are maintained. • **Process Improvement:** Supporting continuous improvement activities will enhance quality, safety, and efficiency, benefiting both the process and employee development. • **Mentorship:** Instructing and coaching others will foster a collaborative environment and help team members develop their skills. • **Operational Excellence:** Applying Cummins Operating System (COS) practices and Operations Excellence (OE) methodology will drive performance and efficiency throughout the plant. • **Team Collaboration:** Communicating effectively with your team and support teams will ensure smooth operations and continuous improvement in quality, safety, and processes. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **To be successful in this role you will need the following:** • **Collaboration:** Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals. This will help create a cohesive and productive team environment. • **Effective Communication:** Develop and deliver clear, multi-mode communications that cater to the unique needs of different audiences. This ensures everyone is on the same page and understands their roles and responsibilities. • **Courage:** Be willing to address difficult issues head-on and say what needs to be said. This will help resolve conflicts and drive progress. • **Decision Quality:** Make good and timely decisions to keep the organization moving forward. This involves analyzing information, weighing options, and choosing the best course of action. • **Driving Results:** Consistently achieve results, even under challenging circumstances. Stay focused on your goals and work diligently to meet them. • **Accountability:** Hold yourself and others accountable to meet commitments. This fosters a culture of reliability and trust within the team. • **Managing Complexity:** Navigate complex, high-quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. This requires critical thinking and the ability to synthesize information. • **Health and Safety Fundamentals:** Champion and model proactive health and safety behaviors. Identify, report, and participate in actions to improve health and safety, contributing to an injury-free workplace. • **Manufacturing Knowledge:** Demonstrate a strong understanding of manufacturing processes. Implement changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet functional needs and drive continuous improvement. • **Valuing Differences:** Recognize and appreciate the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization. This promotes inclusivity and innovation. **Experience:** • 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. **QUALIFICATIONS** • Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience. • Attends and actively participates in all required training. Follows all Process Documents. • Ability to run machines in certain operations in the event a shortage of manpower. • Participates in A3 and preventative actions along with communicating quality expectations. • Must be a trainer level for 75% of all machining operations on the line and independent operator on remaining operations. • Participates in Quality Projects. Occasionally offers feedback for continuous improvement ideas. Occasionally helps to implement continuous improvement projects. • Recognizes and notifies the team or individual of quality concerns via Quality alerts, ect. • Ensures all posted Quality alerts are current in the respective areas and remove expired alerts as necessary. • Meets team expectations for quality of work. Can identify key measures for area. • Coordinates suspect/discrepant part disposition and flow.- Ensures rework is processed timely. • Coordinates rework with process techs and supports gaging to verify effectiveness of rework process. • Verifies accuracy of information on MES Tickets and Manages/Enters MES tickets into system. • Provides communication to Team Managers of quality issues/defects to allow real time data. **Job** Manufacturing **Organization** Cummins Inc. **Role Category** On-site **Job Type** Shop **Min Salary** $47200 **Max Salary** $70800 **ReqID** 2409455 **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.