Shop Operations Leader

At Cummins, regardless of your degree or area of expertise, you have the capacity and the opportunity to immediately impact our organization and our future. As a $9.9 billion international leader, our diverse business segments range from innovative filtration systems, advanced turbochargers, and power generation to the world's leading diesel engines and components. Our business diversity demands the talents and creativity of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds. We unleash the power of Cummins by giving you the freedom to take charge, the opportunities to grow, and the benefits to build your future. Our commitment to a solid work/life balance is just one example.

At Cummins, you'll help make people's lives better by creating the products that provide jobs and help world economies. You'll help create innovative, environmentally responsible power solutions. You will unleash the potential of your talents as never before.

Benefits/Company information:
Explore superior growth opportunities and enjoy progressive advantages like our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, stock options, Domestic Partners coverage and a full complement of personal and professional benefits. Please visit www.cummins.com to explore opportunities in our organization. At Cummins, diversity drives our business worldwide, and inspires our work and our lives. We are an equal opportunity employer.

The Opportunity:

The Shop Operations Leader will perform a strategic management role as a key member of the Leadership Team.

Participate in upper level management meetings, task forces, and cross-functional improvement teams.

Manage the Shop Operations functional area (Maintenance, Tool Room and Components Areas), including performance management, career development, and recognition initiatives.

Lead Shop Operations Dept. (Maintenance, Tool Room and Components) processes, including budget, headcount, and capital planning.

Partner with all functional area management to develop, interpret, and monitor fair and consistent application of company policies, processes, and procedures.

Identify organizational needs and influence the company's strategic direction, including coordinating and uniting all organizational activities and providing necessary resources.

Counsel employees and management in solving problems that impact the workplace.

Promote overall employee satisfaction through effective communication, performance review processes, and recognition practices.

Provides support to managers on business decisions, including developing and monitoring annual operating plans.


Complies with all safety, environmental and health requirements as specified in the ISO 14000 and COS systems.

Complies with ISO 9000 and COS Leads and participates in continuous improvement teams within the area and incorporate best practices in the CPF portion of the business.

SKILLS - FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL:
Good experience influencing change
Excellent record in ramp-up or set up of new operations
Good motivator and facilitator
Able to manage all supporting functions for the department

Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques such as: Customer contracts, quality partnerships, reward programs, training and developing of associates, visual systems, six sigma, pull-systems, poke-yoke efforts and standard operating procedures.

SKILLS - QUALITY/IMPROVEMENT:
Must posses a clear understanding of the Kaizen philosophy nourished with personal experience in leading improvement teams that produced effective results.

Green Belt or Six-Sigma training desirable

Visual Factory
Battle-neck and constrains management
Analysis & execution of FMEA's


SKILLS - TEAMWORK:
Experience working in team settings and creating the right environment for teams to flourish.
Must be a good facilitator

SKILLS - LEADERSHIP:
Leadership: experience leading a similar team in size and complexity and coordinating all support functions to effectively reach quality, delivery and cost objectives.

Develop/implement and display appropriate metrics to communicate and drive performance.

Essential Skills and Experience:

8-12 - Years of experience leading a large organization (70+)
Bachelors Degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
Preferred Green-belt or Black belt training