Machining Quality Leader

Job Summary:

We are looking for a talented Site Quality Leader to join our team in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (RMEP). In this role, you will lead the Machining Quality organization, owning both internal quality performance and customer quality metrics while managing a team of quality engineers and technicians across three shifts. You will operate within the Cummins Operating System, applying core quality tools and methods—APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and IATF-aligned standards—to ensure products and processes meet initial and long-term requirements.

A critical part of this role is partnering closely with the VPI/NBS teams to successfully launch the new Legend and Barracuda production lines, embedding quality planning, prevention, and protection into every stage. The ideal candidate is a hands-on quality leader who thrives in a dynamic manufacturing environment, is willing to flex hours based on business needs, and brings a continuous-improvement mindset grounded in data, problem solving, and Quality 4.0 capabilities.

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

- Lead the Machining Quality organization at RMEP, aligning team goals with the plant operational goal tree and the Cummins Operating System.

- Own internal quality performance and customer quality metrics, driving accountability for Right First Time (RFT) and cost of poor quality improvements.

- Partner with the VPI/NBS teams to launch the new Legend and Barracuda production lines with quality built in from the start.

- Develop a high-performing team of quality engineers and technicians across three shifts, supporting both their growth and organizational objectives.

- Champion continuous improvement using proven methodologies such as lean manufacturing, 7-step problem solving, and Intelligent Quality Tools and Methods.

- Ensure products and processes meet IATF, customer-specific, APQP, and PPAP requirements through disciplined audits and assessments.

- Drive data-based root cause analysis and systemic corrective actions that protect the customer and prevent recurrence.

- Advance Quality 4.0 adoption by integrating digital tools and connected systems to elevate quality outcomes and decision making.

- Leads the Machining Quality organization at RMEP.
- Owns internal quality performance and customer quality metrics.
- Works closely with the VPI/NBS teams to successfully launch the new Legend and Barracuda production lines.
- Willingness to flex hours based on business needs.
- Manages a team of quality engineers and technicians across three shifts.