Skilled Technician - Level III - 3rd Shift

Description

We are looking for a talented Skilled Technician to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins Inc. facility in Ladson, SC.

Performs skilled activities which support manufacturing business needs. Selects and uses appropriate tools, machinery and specialty equipment. Learns and understands the protocols of working safely with electricity and other energy sources with industrial equipment. May work independently and instruct or coach others.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Ensure Safety: By stopping work and reporting any major injury hazards immediately, you'll help maintain a safe working environment.
• Compliance and Reporting: Reporting any work-related injury, illness, incident, or hazard ensures compliance with HSE standards and helps prevent future incidents.
• Environmental Stewardship: Recognizing how your work impacts the environment and working to minimize negative effects will contribute to sustainable practices.
• Quality Craftsmanship: Applying high standards of workmanship and craftsmanship ensures that all tasks are performed to the highest quality.
• Preventive Maintenance: Providing feedback into the Preventive Maintenance system and performing quality inspections will help maintain equipment uptime and reduce downtime.
• Continuous Improvement: Participating in continuous improvement activities and solving problems will enhance processes and reduce manufacturing constraints.
• Team Collaboration: Communicating effectively with your team and support teams will foster a collaborative work environment and improve overall productivity.
• Training and Development: Engaging in HSE training and completing personal development will ensure you stay updated with business requirements and contribute to team growth.
  
  

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 you leverage diverse skills and perspectives to drive success.
• Effective Communication: Develop and deliver clear, multi-mode communications tailored to the unique needs of different audiences. This ensures everyone is on the same page and can work efficiently together.
• Customer Focus: Build strong relationships with customers and deliver solutions that meet their needs. This will help you create value and maintain customer satisfaction.
• Decision Quality: Make timely and well-informed decisions to keep the organization moving forward. This involves analyzing information, considering alternatives, and choosing the best course of action.
• Self-Awareness: Use feedback and reflection to gain insights into your strengths and weaknesses. This will help you continuously improve and adapt to new challenges.
• Results-Driven: Consistently achieve results, even in tough circumstances. Stay focused on your goals and work diligently to meet them.
• Accountability: Hold yourself and others accountable for meeting commitments. This ensures reliability and trust within your team.
• Complexity Management: Make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively. This requires critical thinking and the ability to navigate uncertainty.
• Nimble Learning: Actively learn through experimentation and use both successes and failures as learning opportunities. This will help you adapt quickly to new situations and challenges.
• Health and Safety Fundamentals: Champion proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting, and participating in actions to improve health and safety. This contributes to a safe and injury-free workplace.
• Controls Safety: Recognize and manage hazards related to electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls in a manufacturing environment. Incorporate safe practices and procedures into your daily work plan.
• Manufacturing Knowledge: Demonstrate a strong understanding of manufacturing processes and implement changes to improve efficiency and quality. This supports continuous improvement efforts.
• Valuing Differences: Recognize and appreciate the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization. This fosters an inclusive and innovative work environment.
  
  

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

• Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience.
  
  

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and repair assembly line and CNC equipment, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Analyze electrical, mechanical and PLC systems to identify issues and perform necessary repairs.
• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing Engineers and Controls Engineers to resolve issues, implement improvements, and optimize equipment performance.
• Work alongside the Operations team to prioritize maintenance tasks and support corrective engineering solutions.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with safe systems of work, including confined spaces and working at heights when necessary.
• Adhere to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and embrace continuous internal training.
• Follow industry best practices and HSE fundamentals, ensuring compliance with machine guarding, electrical safety, and other safety protocols.
• Work individually and along side team to achieve key performance targets including equipment uptime, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).
• Operate, troubleshoot, and repair a wide range of company equipment and systems to maintain optimal performance.
  
  

Highly Preferred Experience

• Proven hands-on experience with electrical and PLC systems
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills with an ability to quickly diagnose and repair machinery.
• Comprehensive knowledge of HSE fundamentals, including LOTO processes, machine guarding, and electrical safety.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a results-driven mindset.
• Ability to meet equipment uptime, MTTR, and MTBF performance targets.
• Willingness to learn and develop in an ever-evolving technical environment.
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams (Controls and Manufacturing Engineers) to address complex issues and drive improvements.
• Experience working in an automotive or assembly line manufacturing facility.
• Familiarity with PLC programming and troubleshooting.
• Competency in using and maintaining various tools and equipment required for electrical and mechanical maintenance.
  
  

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.