Placement Student – Quality Laboratory 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 adaptability 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 Quality Laboratory Operation student to join our team specializing in Quality for our DTO Product Development 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:

• ISO17025 Accreditation – Updates, Maintenance, Audits, Expansion of Schedule.
• Maintenance Quality Systems and document management.
• Supporting the Facility Appraisals by Agencies for emission regulations
• Incidents and Failure Investigations – 7-Step Problem Solving
• Quality Improvement projects

Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

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

• Studying towards a degree within Engineering or STEM-related subject
• An understanding of Quality Systems used within an Engineering / Technical organization
• An understanding of engine or powertrain and emission measurements systems would be an advantage, however training will be provided
• Good understanding of Microsoft Packages (Word, PowerPoint and Excel). An understanding of PowerBI would be beneficial, though not essential

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, colour, 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, colour, 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.