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Manufacturing Engineering - Manager

Cummins Inc.
Plainfield, USA
Full-time
Manager · 7–10 years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago

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Qualifications

  • 7–10 years of plant manufacturing experience, with demonstrated leadership in a high‐volume or complex production environment.
  • Site Manufacturing Engineering leadership experience, providing daily technical direction across refurb, delining, drivetrain, automation, and capacity‐expansion operations.
  • Proven ability to lead end‐to‐end capital projects, including scope development, business case creation, vendor management, execution oversight, and safe, on‐time startup.
  • Strong cross‐functional engineering support capability for major initiatives such as automation deployment, line reconfiguration, equipment moves, and new process introductions.
  • Demonstrated success driving capacity, throughput, and productivity improvements through process optimization, equipment upgrades, and standard work implementation.
  • Expertise in HSE‐focused engineering, including machine safety, ergonomics, dust/emission controls, PIV engineering controls, and closure of risk assessments with engineered solutions.
  • Technical leadership in automation and advanced manufacturing, including technology evaluation, OEE improvement, and stabilization of automated systems post‐launch.
  • Effective cross‐functional interface skills, ensuring alignment with enterprise stakeholders on priorities, timelines, risks, and execution plans.
  • Experience building and developing high‐performing engineering teams, including workload prioritization, coaching, capability development, and succession planning.
  • Strong execution discipline, maintaining cadence, visibility, and accountability through structured project reviews, risk escalation, and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

  • To be successful in this role you will need the following:
  • Deep Manufacturing Expertise: Leverage 7–10 years of plant manufacturing experience to lead engineering strategy, guide technical decisions, and support complex operations across refurb, delining, drivetrain, automation, and capacity expansion workstreams.
  • Strong Capital Project Leadership: Drive end‐to‐end ownership of capital projects—defining scope, building business cases, engaging vendors, and ensuring safe, on‐time, on‐budget execution with reliable startup and performance outcomes.
  • Cross‐Functional Partnership & Influence: Collaborate closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, HSE, and Planning to lead major site transitions, deploy automation, reconfigure lines, relocate equipment, and introduce new processes while balancing stakeholder needs.
  • Technical & Safety‐Driven Continuous Improvement: Apply advanced manufacturing, automation, and process‐optimization skills to improve capacity, throughput, and productivity while ensuring engineering ownership of HSE risk reduction, machine safety, ergonomics, emissions control, and OEE stabilization.
  • 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: Significant level of relevant work experience, including supervisory and leadership experience, required.

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