Student - Manufacturing - School to Work

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

• Problem-Solving : Strong desire to learn transform and apply theoretical knowledge into practical, skills.
• Communication Skills : Written and verbal communication skills for creating reports, presenting findings, and working with teams.
• Teamwork : Ability to work well in collaborative environments with multidisciplinary teams.

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

• Must be at least 16 years of age at the time of hiring
• Current Enrollment: You must be a current student in high school or in a college/university with interest in experimental machining or related trades.
• Able to work up to 19 hours per week during the academic year

Position Profiles Function: Comp Class: Machinist - School to Work

Job Summary:

Works with relevant functions to analyze, design and manufacture components using machine tool equipment. Thoroughly understand the protocols of working safely with industrial equipment, electricity, and other energy sources. Has a desire to learn and grow in the field of machining.

Key Responsibilities:

• Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Stop work and immediately report any major injury hazards.
• Report any work-related injury, illness, incident, or hazard.
• Comply with HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Promote interdependence by looking out for one another.
• Correct hazards within your control and capabilities.
• Recognize how your work may impact the environment and work to minimize the negative impact.
• Engage in HSE Training.
• Quality Applies high standards of workmanship and craftsmanship. Support equipment failure analysis.
• Raises issues to minimize cost and quality exposures. Performs quality inspections.
• Open to learning to become proficient setting up and operating machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, grinders, and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) equipment to machine parts to specifications.
• Open to learning to become proficient in the use of precision measuring devices, layout work, set up of all tool room machines to build or fabricate details and assemble as needed.
• Maintains clean and orderly work area, including routine housekeeping and machine cleaning tasks.
• Performs other duties as required to meet production goals.
• Work with peers and support staff to: Identify and reduce manufacturing constraints
• Completes training and personal development in line with business requirements.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Controls Safety - Recognizes controls related hazards in a manufacturing environment (Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic) to incorporate safe practices and procedures as part of the daily work plan to reduce injuries and create a safe machine environment.
• Tool and Fixture Design - Selects work-piece-holding devices capable of effectively holding parts and products during a manufacturing process to secure their position to meet functional requirements.
• Health and Safety Fundamentals - Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace.
• Manufacturing Knowledge - Demonstrates the knowledge of manufacturing by correctly implementing changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

High school completed or in process with interest in experimental machining or related trades.

Experience:

• Preferred applicant to have at least one semester of C4 Columbus Area Career Connection

Precision Machining CAD/CAM or equivalent

• Open to learning to be able to read and interpret component drawings
• Open to learning to to create process plan from drawing to complete work request to machine component working with customer to clarify short comings
• Open to learning to use Mastercam and CAD software
• Open to learning to follow quality checks to assure product does match drawing/CAD- using the right gauge to complete measure.
• Conducts work independently and collaborated as process plan requires to meet customer needs.
• Follow all safety requirements.

Job Manufacturing

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Student - School To Work

ReqID 2429629

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site Yes

Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Columbus, IN

Job ID: Cummins-R-61A6A3FCF6054AE19C44937ACE57BF2D

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-05-20T20:21:54