Cummins-Construction-Company,-Inc

Disclosure, this review is based on my time here and is subject to change. Cummins is a great place to work if you want to make money. The hard part is getting through the 6 months probationary period (you either do this or you are through an agency it’s 6 months no matter what.) The work is probably easier than where you are now. Here’s the pros:
After 6 months-
You can choose where you work. They post jobs when they are open. You can sign the job and not be stuck where you are forever. It’s seniority based. Some jobs are qualification based but most are only seniority. So if you don’t like the people or the physical job you can change and learn something new. It’s pretty set in stone and there are clear guidelines on job bidding. They have some crazy time off as far as holidays and vacation. I had about 11 days off at Christmas paid holidays as a shop floor employee. Also vacation time increases the longer you have been there. The overtime checks are wild. They paid double time on sundays and you could volunteer for a lot of overtime through the week. They had alot of ergonomic studies and tried more than most companies to make the jobs less damaging to the human body. It was conditioned so no sweating or freezing. They had pretty solid benefits 401k with some form of match, pension, company HSA contributions, dental, health, baby leave yearly bonus etc (all subject to change but were consistent through my time there) schedule was fairly consistent no weird flops and a set in stone way of announcing overtime. Training is a little above average for jobs as you do get a bit of decent training for upgrade jobs. Management had an ok approach although people are always going to complain about it, it’s not like most jobs and they are under guidelines for how they can treat you. Generally speaking they don’t discriminate, every workplace has issues arise but I’ve seen more diversity and inclusion there than most places. Management and professional employees were better catered for diversity but you may meet a coworker who causes an issue every couple of years but they do have solutions to issues like that and you don’t have to be scared at all to speak up about it. You won’t get fired for voicing ideas and opinions about really anything. The company doesn’t fix every problem you have but there are efforts made to fix problems, way more than other places. It is a global company so the opportunity to move up and Pursue education to move up are there. 
Pro or con: (opinion based)
They have a union. You can choose to join or not join. They work a 40 hour normal 8 hour 3 shift schedule but have a lot of mandatory overtime that can put you at 7 days a week. You only have to do 8 hours A day unless you are not through the 6 months. The overtime is kind of seasonal but more often than not you will be asked to work overtime. Can change a lot though..They are at the mid level of safety equipment so you aren’t loaded down but some jobs require more. Generally steel toes and safety glasses gloves in a lot of areas but not all.
Cons: If you don’t have 6 months in you can be just thrown anywhere and can work a lot of mandatory overtime. The terms of employment can change a lot they negotiate a new contract every so often and change can occur during this time. The rules can be pretty strict at times and are generalized for everyone. It used to be a little bit more relaxed as far as rules go but they have added things for safety and security you may not agree with. Overall getting Through the 6 month period can be hard, but it’s still not as bad as most jobs full time. If you make it through that it’s not bad at all and in my opinion is worth the 6 months. Hr during my time changed alot so you would have different hr personnel every so often which could complicate things. They are really busy and frequently understaffed. They only work a day shift schedule (for the most part) so if you are on an off shift they may not be there. Management changes places alot so you may get a different supervisor every. Few months to a year. 
Summary: It’s not that bad and you can make a decent living. 

I used to love working for Cummins and proud of it. They were a company that strived off putting Safety first, than the employee than the customer. Cummins has lost this causing employees to feel like a disposable number rather than a valued employee. I was in management and those are direct words from my direct reports. Cummins changed to chasing numbers and forgot all about there employees causing less employee satisfaction causing employees to not want to work harder, not caring or enjoying where they work. So KPI's dropped over time and continue to drop. I was not supported in my role. When I tried taking concerns to my manager and how to address them I was just told to figure it out and that I know the expectation with no support. Eventually I took my complaints to HR and was reprimanded and no follow up was made in regards to my concerns. Later on again I tried working with my manager regarding concerns both my Technicians, my coordinators and myself had and was again told to figure it out and that I know the expectations with no support. I decided not to go to HR for support at first because of my last experience. Finally the complaints from the techs and coordinators became to high and I needed them to feel they could trust me and I had there best interest at heart and So I took the complaints and feedback up the chain. No follow up, no conversations were made I was only told by HR to find employment elsewhere. In order to protect themselves from a law suit they offered me severance cause they new I had done the correct thing and process. Again nothing was followed through, looked into or addressed to resolve the issues. When i had to announce I was leaving Cummins my technicians began applying elsewhere or leaving because they could not and would not work under or for the other supervisors and could not trust my manager. Cummins adopted a lot of changes and policies in a short year providing a quick overview of the changes and than expected immediate results with little to know training. Seemed like we were receiving new policies and procedures almost daily and trained by a quick slide show and moved on. I believed in Cummins and what they had built when I hired on and being in management for 7 years I have only seen the company crumble in there beliefs and goal tree. They do offer great benefits and great pay but if you want to be set up for success and be heard you will not receive this. You will only be expected to perform exceptional service and work with no explanation or opportunities of how to do so. I applied for multiple internal jobs and was turned down with no explanation or inadequate explanation. One interview I was told I interviewed the best and I was the best candidate for the position but they gave it to someone else. How does that make sense? If you want to move up in Cummins you need to be buddy buddy with the uppers regardless of your work performance or else you will never go anywhere. I understand diversity but Cummins has also put this at the forefront that they will hire someone of a different culture strictly to meet the diversity metric rather than the best possible person or qualified person to perform the job which in turn usually leads to poor leadership and uppers that have zero clue what they are talking about and no knowledge or experience over there departments. They went from a company that used to break down barriers to make everyone successful to a company that simply states you know the expectations. Reach them or move on.  

I hired in as a production worker on the main engine line in May of 2011. I worked from May to the end of August and only had 4 days off. Many of the work days were 12 hr shifts and you would never know if you had to work over until about 5 minutes before clocking out. I originally hired in to place the bearing caps and bolts on the underside of the engine blocks before sending them down the line for tooling. The guy that ran the test cell on my shift would come and pull a block off the line before it got to my station. In order to stop the line he would put a shop rag over the sensor to keep the line from sending another block. He would leave the shop rag on the sensor which would shut down the entire line. The lady that ran the CNC cells that fed the blocks to me was supposed to investigate why the line was stopped, she never would so I had to constantly walk over to her area and get the line running again. I later found out that the test cell person would do this on purpose because the lady on the CNC cells did not feel like working and he was interested in dating her so he would try and hep her out. When the line was down for other reasons and I had no blocks to run, I would clean my area. I often received praise and "Extra Mile" points from Supervision for showing the initiative to do these things on my own without being told. I would come in the next day after cleaning and organizing my area to find candy wrappers, plastic soda bottles and other food bags just thrown on the floor by the lady that worked my cell on 1st shift. I would clean it up and move on with my regular work. Several of the electricians (skilled trades people) told me that people would always talk about how hard I worked. This was the hardest job on the line. I was finally moved off this cell after 3 months.  I was training on the CNC cells and was OBSERVING a tool change as part of my training. The person training me did a tool change and when I gauged the first block after the tool change, I found a problem with the test gauge. I called the quality person who was also my Union Rep (I had to pay union dues but was not officially a member until I had been working 120 days). The quality person/union rep replaced the gauge and we determined that there was a problem with the tool change. The line was down for 3 - 4 hours trying to resolve the issue. 3rd shift came in and resolved the problem. I went in to work the next day and the quality person/union rep came and got me to take me into a conference room with the HR person, my supervisor and another union person. They told me that I was being terminated for causing a production outage. I looked at my Union Rep/Quality person and said "You were there, you know that I was the one that found the problem and that I did not do the tool change, this is wrong." He just hung his head and didn't say a word. Then they told me that they would not contest paying unemployment and I was gone. Horrible place to work. They let me go so that they could keep the guy training me since he was a permanent employee and was already in the Union. I was the scapegoat. This was the worst job I have ever had and the work environment was horrible.

A Typical Day at Work:

During my time at Cummins, a typical day was dynamic and filled with learning opportunities. My role as a data engineering intern involved working extensively with data migration and optimization projects. Utilizing tools such as Azure Data Bricks, Snowflake, and Oracle SQL Developer became a daily norm, allowing me to delve deep into the intricacies of data engineering.

What You Believe You Learned:

I believe I have acquired a wealth of knowledge in the field of data engineering. My expertise in utilizing tools like Power BI for data visualization has notably expanded. Through hands-on experience, I have honed my skills in data migration and optimization, equipping me with practical knowledge that will be beneficial in my future endeavors.

Management:

I found the management at Cummins to be approachable and supportive. I appreciate the open-door policy, which even facilitated meetings with the VPs and top management. This approachability fostered a nurturing environment where I felt valued and encouraged to take initiatives in learning and contributing to projects.

Workplace Culture:

The workplace culture at Cummins stands out as truly amazing. There is a palpable sense of community and collaboration, fostering a conducive environment for personal and professional growth. The encouraging atmosphere acted as a catalyst in my quest for acquiring new skills and knowledge.

The Hardest Part of the Job:

The hardest part of my job was managing time efficiently amidst a plethora of responsibilities. With many moving parts to account for and a keen desire to learn new skills, I found myself juggling between project responsibilities and training sessions. However, this challenge also propelled me to enhance my time management skills, turning a potential difficulty into a learning curve.

The Most Enjoyable Part of the Job:

The most enjoyable part of my internship was the steep learning curve and the opportunities to apply what I learned in a real-world setting. The satisfaction of witnessing the direct impact of my contributions and the collaborative spirit at the workplace made my experience at Cummins not only enjoyable but also immensely rewarding.



I’ve been working for this company going on three years now. Manpower services sent me here as a temporary and I got hired on full-time, which took about seven months. There’s no experience management to speak of and management is ran by people who are still learning how to become managers. The site supervisor there does not communicate with people on the floor and has not address the problems within the warehouse. You get the feeling that management is just tried one thing after another to see if it works. They have no experience whatsoever and there’s no training there’s no SOP available. And you do not feel one of their. And their training consists of one day of training, and then they let you go on your own. It is a very laid-back environment, whereas employees there are enabled with the behaviors and disrespect that they have towards management and do whatever that they feel like. There’s no accountability and no one gets rolled up for any quality errors. There is no advancement opportunity and if you’re a forklift driver, they will send you there and I could take six months to a year before you get on the forklift. The site supervisor there is not a very good site supervisor he doesn’t want to hear anyone’s concerns or suggestions. And supervisors there are quick to leave as soon as possible giving no feeling of employees. They’re being appreciated. In the hours there are reduced and it’s basically finding things to do to keep busy instead of the volume of work is very low for a large amount of people that are currently there.
I would not recommend this place to anybody or to any animal or to any alien from another planet. 
Avoid this place, like the plague. There’s no career advancement opportunity to hear it is a dead end job. And they do not pay very well. And raises they have a valuations if they remember to do them but you may expect anywhere between 10 since the $.25 per year that’s if they remember to do your evaluation. 
There are other places that pay a lot more money and a lot more advancement for career opportunities but not this place.

● Work-life balance
Poor leadership/lame duck management. Very poor internal support system. No one is motivated or has any sense of urgency. Senior leadership is completely out of touch with PowerGen side of the business.

● Pay & benefits
Pay is good when accting remembers to invoice projects. But money alone is not enough reason to stay.

● Job security and advancement
No one has ever asked me what my long term goal is here at Cummins. Or if I would like to work on a new skill set. Turnover is very high. I have had several poor managers back to back. None of them have expressed interest in indiviual growth plans.

● Management
Senior leadership is completely out of touch with the PowrGen side of the business. Local mgmt is not willing to get their hands dirty or go to bat for you.  Business groups are vertically aligned and all butt heads when a decision is to be made. Senior leadership sends endless communications about the "social climate" of the world but fails to address real issues and correct our problems. Everyone has lost sight of taking care of the customer. Its more about following process, which changes every other month.

● Culture
There is no culture in PG distribution.  You are an island.

● Overall
if your cup of tea is to find a company that undervalues you as a person, then by all means apply! Cummins has had several rounds of layoffs and early retirement offerings, so yes, they have reduced the payroll but sadly they have got rid of everyone who was once knowledgeable or helpful. Senior leadership is clueless and most business decisions are simply to ensure shareholders have a healthy return. Poor quality of life for those on the front line. Very vertically aligned company. Stay in your lane mentality. Get your experience and get out.

Cummins employs the cream of the crop.  The average intelligence of Cummins employees appears higher than any other organization known to me.   Bartholomew county where Cummins is headquartered has very high housing costs due to the huge influx of new highly paid employees.   The matrix management style can make you feel that you do not have enough guidance but it also fosters and incredible amount of freedom for go getters.  Cummins  has a lot of business disciplines such as six sigma and green belt,and it tends to have people spending an inordinate amount of time worshipping at the altar of these disciplines rather than actually solving problems or being productive.  Philosophical worship seems to mean more than getting a job done.  One 30 year veteran people manager has been put out to pasture until he achieves Back Belt which means closing out 7 difficult problems in a documented ritualistic six sigma manner.  Cummins culture makes the heterosexual feel threatened with firing and gagged regarding stating any concerns about the company's promotion of homosexuality.   If you are a homosexual you've got a high paying job for life at Cummins even if that person contributes little to the end customer.   Islam is welcomed and promoted there.  A Christian can feel gagged and threatened there.  It feels like its only OK for homosexuals to express their beliefs, but not Christians sharing God's biblical standard regarding homosexuality a lifestyle that proselytizes by raping unsuspecting children.

My experience working for Cummins in Memphis, TN has been horrible, horrible, horrible; due to several ongoing operational and leadership challenges. In my time here, I have observed that all members of management lack a clear understanding of their workload and tasks they delegate, yet still receive all of the recognition for the team’s work. On multiple occasions, certain employees are allowed to speak to others inappropriately and down right vulgar without consequences, because management needs them to do their work task, which contributes to an unhealthy work environment.

Our team operated short-staffed for approximately eight months without additional support or relief from management, not even a “Hey, is there anything I can help with?” 

Despite this, the workload continued to increase. It was also common for management to avoid assisting with customer orders when they walk in, stepping out or appearing to be occupied on the phone rather than engaging directly, which places added pressure on the remaining staff.

Professional development and advancement opportunities are non existent, and turnover is extremely high, with around TWENTY employees leaving over a four-year period.

 While the company does offer comparatively low-cost insurance, many structural issues remain unresolved. HR concerns typically stays within the branch level(shady ethics), making it difficult to escalate serious matters. When issues arise, accountability is always pushed down the chain rather than addressed at the appropriate leadership level.

Overall, these conditions contribute to low morale, inconsistent support, and a challenging workplace culture. 

PLEASE AVOID THE MEMPHIS BRANCH AT ALL COST!!!!

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that designs, manufactures, sells and services diesel engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems around the world. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins employs approximately 46,000 people worldwide and serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 6,500 dealer locations. Cummins earned $1.66 billion on sales of $17.3 billion in 2012.

Cummins has thousands of customers around the world and has developed long-standing business relationships with many of them. Cummins has long-term heavy-duty engine supply agreements with PACCAR and Volvo Trucks North America. Cummins has mid-range supply agreements with PACCAR, as its exclusive engine supplier, as well as with Daimler Trucks North America (formerly Freightliner LLC), Ford and MAN (formerly Volkswagen). Cummins also has an agreement with Chrysler for supplying the engine for use in Dodge Ram trucks. In off-highway markets, Cummins has various engine and component supply agreements ranging across our midrange and high-horsepower businesses with Komatsu Ltd., as well as various joint ventures and other license agreements in our Engine, Component and Distribution segments. 

Cummins also provides product solutions for all power needs for Data Center & Telecom, Retail & Commercial, Manufacturing, Health Facilities, Utility Power, and Municipal applications.

I worked at a branch in Southern California, and then a year after quitting I relocated to work in Arizona.  Now the So Cal branch was awesome, we had an amazing team in every department, techs, supervisors, parts, management. Compensation was beyond any of our competitors and we didn't work weekends.

HOWEVER, then I went to Arizona and compensation was severely lacking in all departments compared to the current cost of living in the state and there were no intentions on raising it at any point within the next 2+ years.  Also our branch manager transferred and the new (1st time) branch manager had absolutely no clue what he was doing and quickly divided the job that used to work extraordinarily well as one big team. He'd blame others for his own mistakes and then terminated 1 or more employees for his own (unreasonable) justifications.  It's very hard to rate Cummins as a whole because they allow branch managers to fire employees at their own will, yet it takes a team of departments to HIRE new employees.  So if you have a bad manager, you risk failure in the branch and a terrible experience with the company.

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