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Supplier Quality Placement

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Job Details

Deadline: 2nd December 2024
8 days remaining to apply for this job
Start Date: July 2025
Salary: £23,700
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Logistics and Operations, Business Management, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Supply
Location: East Midlands
City: Northampton

Supplier Quality Placement

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 Supplier Quality student to join our team specializing in Quality for our Supplier Quality business unit in Daventry. 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 28th July 2025.

External Qualifications and Competencies

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

  • Support Power Systems VPI programs APQP and PPAP activities of High, Med & Low risk suppliers
  • Maintains, track and update Cummins Quality Systems Management (CQMS), Source Release and PPAP activities through reporting and administration
  • Supports Component / Supplier risk assessments with supplier selection and Supplier visits
  • Complete 6Sigma Yellow Belt Certification and lead a 6Sigma Green Belt project to improve Supplier Quality processes
  • Identifies, tracks, and works with others to resolve project issues
  • Participate in community engagement as part of Cummins commitment to Corporate Responsibility

Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

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

  • Working towards a degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineer or a Business-related degree (Supply chain / Quality / Project Management)
  • Self-motivated and confident to work independently with proactive time management and prioritization of tasks
  • Active participation and contribution as a team member, including strong cross-functional communication skills and able to define and solve problems in a disciplined approach
  • Excellent computer skills – MS Office including Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint

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. 

CLOSING DATE: Monday 4th November 2024, 11.59pm

About Cummins

Cummins Inc. is a global technology company designing, manufacturing, distributing and servicing a broad portfolio of reliable, clean power solutions; including diesel, natural gas, hybrid, electric and other alternative solutions.

Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins’ culture is one that believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL. We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work alongside today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems. We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions and make an impact through meaningful work within our diverse workforce.

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