Cummins Reviews

Pros

Cummins is america's greatest manufacturer of diesel engines. It has significant and profitable growth opportunities ahead and will be a great place to work.

Cons

Six-sigma is forced upon employees in cases where it is not the best way to solve a problem. Also locations are a bit at odd places.

Pros

available to move jobs easily, many opportunities to advance
flexible work hours as long as you can complete your work
diverse, respectable employees

Cons

not much passion for product, lacking some structure in the internship program, needs some people with a more team focus mindset

Advice to Senior Management

Find a way to put passion back in to your employees, offer more team/morale building opportunities so people can enjoy working together

Pros

It is a large company so there are many opportunities to advance
Cummins has a very diverse work force
Exposure to global economy and business

Cons

Cummins is growing at a rate where the work force isn't expanding as fast as the work load so it results in everyone being overtasked.

Advice to Senior Management

Invest to make your workers more productive an don't be afraid to expand headcount to relieve pressure as the workload has grown tremendously but the work force has not kept pace

Pros

Well known international company
Multicultural environment

Cons

People use other persons work for their advantage
Bad senior management
No recognition
Unqualified senior management

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the technical staff around you.

Pros

1. Lots of free time at hand since job is 8-to-5
2. Nice people as it is in the midwest.

Cons

1. You will be stuck in this industry with no great learning and exit options.
2. The pay is too low compared to the other companies.

Advice to Senior Management

You need to differentiate between the best employees and the average joes. The hiring process is too haphazard with lots of people hired during boom and similarly lots fired during bust without considerable planning.

Pros

Good options for career advancement

Cons

Not much communication at plants on corporate initiatives.

Pros

Good Career opportunities within company
positive work environment

Cons

salary is average as per industry
chances of career advancement limited or not consistent across all business units

Advice to Senior Management

Need to rectify HR policies regarding equity in salary.
Should devise better ways to show appreciation for good work.

Pros

Great opportunity
Diverse work force
Good management support

Cons

Median payer
Could do better job in promoting from within

Pros

Strong emphasis on maintaining a "great place to work"
Opportunities to grow and move about the company
Heavy involved in community development
Strong values diversity
Very ethical company

Cons

Locations are not always the most desirable

Advice to Senior Management

Extend focus on employee diversity to senior management levels

Pros

1. Good salary package as well as the benefit package
2. Great and smart people to work with
3. Great place to learn

Cons

Only thing I am not so favorite is the company Head Quarter location. It is literarily located in the middle of nowhere. Beans and corns are the most common accompanies. If you are fresh-out-of -school and haven't got married, I would not suggest you move to Cummins. It is too quiet and peaceful for bachlor parties. :-)

Advice to Senior Management

Tim Solso has been a good leader for the last 10 years. Tom L. can be a good one as well. I am looking forward to seeing the re-schuffle. Cummins has been structured in Solso way before and let's see what is the Linebarg is.