Cummins Inc., Integrated Supply Chain Summer Internship Positions - via

DESCRIPTION

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

• Assists with the planning, design, purchase, and/or implementation of integrated manufacturing, assembly or fabrication processes in a manufacturing plant.
• Helps determine the manufacturing processes required to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specification.
• Works with engineering to identify problems with product and performance; may recommend solutions or enhancements.
• Assists with plans and designs methods to improve efficiency in production.
• Work to improve equipment availability and capability by utilizing continuous improvement tools and working cross functionally.
• Define manufacturing standard working methods.

• To plan and maintain daily Supply Chain operations in one or more functional areas such as materials, production, inventory, logistics, customer service, demand management or order fulfillment.
• Ensures internal and external customers' expectations and requirements are met.
• Develop planning system strategies to improve signals across the supply chain
• Monitor and adjust parameters in the planning system.
• Use common processes tools, and information systems.
• Analyze and interpret Key Performance Indicators to identify areas for improvement and action plans.
• Execute the daily operational planning process within a specified functional area.
• Identify potential supply chain failures as part of the planning process and mitigate associated risks; work closely with stakeholders internal and/or external to develop short-term, tactical improvements.
• Use the planning system to drive consistent planning signals across the supply chain.
• Participate in functional process improvement teams.

• Provides support for purchasing system strategy.
• Analyzes system to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Trains internal customers to use purchasing systems.
• Supports full flow of electronic sourcing process, including user training.
• Understands, maintains and improves category hierarchy.
• Implements and maintains purchasing catalogs through coordination with suppliers and sourcing managers.
• Participates in benchmarking and improving purchasing systems and processes.
• Analyzes e-sourcing and catalog usage and assists Corporate Indirect Purchasing (CIP) in meeting goals for utilization.
• Coordinates globally with all of CIP for e-sourcing and catalogs.
• Provides training, support, identifies issues and escalates to Purchasing Systems Analyst for all purchasing.
• Communicates with global help desk and purchase order administrators any applicable changes or issues.
• Coaches and trains peers, sourcing managers and suppliers globally on the use of applicable purchasing systems.

• Applies the principles of product quality planning, evaluation, and control in support of the manufacturing and installation operations of the organization.
• Responsible for applicable systems related to plant customer issues such as corrective action requests, supplier corrective action requests, nonconforming material reports, etc.
• Leads containment activities.
• Facilitates continuous improvement quality activities to reduce the potential for defects and ensures continual improvement in process and product design.
• Ensures products and process development meet quality standards.
• Identifies problems, prioritizes actions, leads or participates in Six Sigma projects.
• Participates in change management activities by verifying products and processes, developing key measures, and analyzing data for decision support.
• Conducts audits of processes and quality systems.
• Works with purchasing to improve the quality of purchased parts.
• Serve as a quality technical resource to other functional areas.

• Monitors the functioning of building systems including electrical, heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC), structural, mechanical, fire/life safety, etc.
• Leads project management and oversees contractors for moderately complex facilities renovation projects entailing mechanical, structural, heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC), electrical, production floor arrangement, etc.
• Documents repairs and maintenance…