Placement Student - Manufacturing Operations

Job Description

Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL . We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems.

We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Shop Operations student to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Industrial Engineering business unit in Darlington. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry and power your potential!

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence 7th July 2025, this placement is 100% site-based.

External Qualifications and Competencies

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

• Interacting with both internal and external stakeholders
• Compiling and distributing Key Performance Indicators
• Using Minitab and Excel to prepare data
• Design studies and systems to capture key manufacturing data to understand current performance
• Analyze manufacturing data to provide key recommendations for improving plant capacity and efficiency
• Compile and conduct analysis on departmental budgets as well as administrative of employee timekeeping records

Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Working towards a degree in Business Management, Data Science, or related disciplines with a desire to build your career within Operations Management. This role may also appeal to Engineering students looking to develop a Manufacturing Operations career
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, knowledge of Power BI and Minitab. Quick to learn IT systems
• Ability to present data effectively

Working at Cummins

At Cummins, we are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and 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.

About Us

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, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Visit EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.