Administrative Associate - Level I - Engineering

Job Summary:

Follows established procedures and guidelines to provide timely and effective administrative support to an office, business unit, department, or other organization group. Performs activities under direct supervision.

Supports the product requirements and product change management processes in order to ensure that specification documents (e.g. drawing, structure, standards and software) are clear, concise and valid across the organization. Works under moderate supervision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and processes the data into appropriate engineering, marketing, manufacturing and services systems.
• Releases and/or maintains the Cummins product specification documents (e.g. drawing, structure, standards and software).
• Provides input into the development of product requirements and other relevant standards and rules for documenting Cummins products specifications, including engineering, marketing, services and manufacturing processes.
• Applies Product Release standards for auditing purposes and ensures clear, concise and valid product requirements through the change management process.
• Participates in- and executes the product specification change management process in order to ensure compliance.
• Participates in basic improvement projects linked to the product requirements and related change management processes.

Competencies: 
Data Acquisition - Prepares samples, verifies equipment calibration and performs tests according to an approved standard procedure or work instruction in a manner which ensures, and results in, data that can be trusted and delivered to the engineer or customer.

• Data Reporting - Prepares documentation in a manner which clearly organizes and presents testing methods, instrument settings, the data and analysis to allow the engineer and customer to understand the results and form accurate conclusions and recommendations.
• Product Configuration and Change Management - Establishes a baseline of identified product artifacts to be placed under configuration management; releases, tracks, controls and communicates changes from concept to obsolescence often through work requests; establishes and maintains the integrity of the product artifact baselines.
• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Manages ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Training Delivery - Instructs learners in a manner that engages and adjusts to individual and group needs resulting in knowledge, skills and abilities that can be applied on the job.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• High school diploma, certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience is required
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

• Requires some work experience and intermediate level knowledge obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience in documentation and control, engineering discipline or related field.

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