We are looking for a talented Production Support Associate to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Service Operations Department in Cape Town, South Africa.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Championing Safety Culture: You will actively promote a safe work environment by stopping unsafe work, reporting hazards, and ensuring compliance with HSE standards—protecting both people and the environment.
- Driving Environmental Responsibility: By recognizing how your work affects the environment and taking steps to reduce negative impacts, you’ll support sustainability goals and responsible operations.
- Ensuring Quality Excellence: You’ll help maintain high product standards by following procedures, performing inspections, and raising quality concerns early to prevent costly issues.
- Delivering Operational Efficiency: Your consistent execution of core tasks and responsibilities will directly support production goals, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of products or services.
- Supporting Continuous Improvement: You’ll contribute to ongoing improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, and productivity—helping the team and company evolve and grow.
- Maintaining a Clean and Organized Workspace: Through routine housekeeping and care for company resources, you’ll help create a professional, efficient, and safe work environment.
- Collaborating Across Teams: Your effective communication and teamwork will foster strong relationships with peers and support teams, ensuring smooth operations and shared success.
- Investing in Personal and Team Development: By engaging in training and development, you’ll grow your own skills while contributing to a knowledgeable, capable, and adaptable workforce.
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Technical Proficiency and Equipment Handling: You must be skilled in spray painting engines and parts, operating a forklift safely, and using workshop tools effectively to ensure quality and efficiency.
- Strong Organizational and Housekeeping Skills: Keeping the workshop clean, orderly, and well-arranged is essential for safety, productivity, and maintaining a professional work environment.
- Commitment to Health and Safety: You need to consistently model proactive safety behaviors—identifying hazards, reporting incidents, and participating in safety initiatives to support a zero-injury culture.
- Manufacturing Process Knowledge: Understanding and applying manufacturing principles will help you adapt to process changes, contribute to continuous improvement, and meet production standards.
Education/ Experience
- High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
- Requires some work experience or intermediate level knowledge obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience.
The compensation for this role is aligned with a local bargained or unionized agreement
Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.
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