awesome! so what are you majoring in so i know what to change mine to in the fall.....i want to work at cummins.....shoot id be happy sweeping their floors

 

First of all - congratualtions. It's great to work for an OEM, even as an intern. Now - a word of slight caution to you once you get there: Take upon yourself a learner's spirit. This means - don't try to impress anyone with the knowledge you may already have. Instead, make a lasting impression with your co-workers by asking lots of questions, take a personal intrest in thier work, ideas, and experances. I've worked with many interns over the years, and only a few have impressed me - those who did lots more listening than speaking, those who respected people as professionals, and showed a deep desire to learn anything they could. Funny thing, those were the interns who also wound up getting hired by the OEM as well...while the others were simply not invited back again.

Just something to think about, not to discourage you at all, rather to deeply encourage you toward being a great intern!

 

Congratulations bro! My buddy got an internship at the midrange engine plant down in Columbus IN and got offered a job after graduation. He's now making a healthy 50+ a year and just turned 22. He works with the heavy line trucks, but has knowledge and access to information on the medium duty line including our beloved 5.9 and new 6.7.

 

First off, Congratulations Brother! You got your foot in the door. That's the biggest step.

And Daaaang! 96_12V took the words RIGHT outta my mouth! I don't work for Cummins or anything really close, but I do work for a second tier automotive supplier that has all the "latest and greatest" engineers. 90% of em aint worth spittin on if they were on fire. The other 10%. Guess what? are JUST like 96_12V said, THEY LISTEN! And those rare few that do listen, not only to the upper management guys but Especially the guys on the production floor, are some of the BEST engineers we've ever had. The ones that show up on day one and act like they gotta re-invent the wheel, and they're stuff don't stink, don't usually last long.

Good luck Man!

 

That's sweet! Hopefully it goes long term.

 

That is great advice! You are there to learn, not to impress them with what a smart guy you are. Good questions will impress much more than Cummins trivia. Do whatever crappy tasks they foist on you with a cheerful attitude.

 

WOW, congrats man, I am thinking of doing the same thing How do you find out if they go to your school?

 

Congrats, I should have been an engineer instead of going into Finance although it does have it's benefits.

Anyway, at 25, my advice to you is to learn what you are unfamiliar with... That's it.

 

Hey Waldo, I had only heard that they were coming to my school 4 days before they came from a flyer in the hallway. I couldn't find anywhere on their website that listed their visits unfortunately. You could try just sending an email to their "contact us" address, then hopefully you can get in touch with an HR rep in your area. Best of luck sir! I had an online application filled out for a long time and didn't see any action until I was able to contact them directly.

 

Once you officially get your foot in the door and firmly planted on the other side, can you please put an end to an endless debate and confirm once and for all that Ford DOES indeed own Cummins??

Thanks,
Hoss

 

LOL, you bet HOSS Actually, they sent me a list of benefits that go with the job, I am eligible for certain pricing plans on some Ford, yes Ford, vehicles. So maybe Ford does in fact own Cummins......

 

post pics of the inside!

 

dang, that is cool. enjoy it man and make as many contacts as you can because you will need them when you graduate. big name internships always look good on the resume

 

See y'all!! I TOLD you so!!!

 

Hey guys, just thought I'd wrap this thread up a bit.

My internship at Cummins was an incredible experience. For the most part they actually treat you as an employee, not just some temporary know-it-all student. They gave me real tasks to do, yeah there was some tedious stuff but that's to be expected. My main project was to completely develop a training video for a new generator set that is coming out. It was tough because I really didn't have much generator knowledge going into the summer, and here I was supposed to make a technical training video that would be watched by professional technicians! Things went pretty well for the video, except the product has not been released and there were a few delays so I never actually got to see the finished video. We shot the video of an installation on the day before my last workday. I also got to make some great contacts and I learned a TON while I was there. I helped out with other training material as well, and also did some work for the marketing department. The only bad part was it was a little too much sit-down computer work than what I like. About halfway through the summer I met with my manager and we talked about how things were going, and I told her what I was thinking, and the best part was she liked to hear that. She said Cummins is about finding where people fit best and will enjoy the work that they do. She set some meetings up for me to meet with other managers of other departments. I have also already been asked to come back next year, so that's why she wanted me to find out what department I like the most. My 3 options are consumer engineering department, G-drive, and service engineering. The G-drive department, all they do everyday is take only Cummins diesels and get the most power out of them at a certain RPM. It would definitely be fun, but a lot of the work is just writing new fueling programs and tuning the engines. To me it could get a bit repetitive over time, but who knows...

So, that's what it was like to be on the "inside" for a summer, and I am already looking forward to going back next summer! I had some pictures of some of the bit 70 liter gensets, but forgot to put them on a CD

If anybody ever got the chance to work for Cummins, I'd recommend it. They are a very employee-oriented company. They believe in the work-to-live philosophy, not live-to-work. So drive them Cummins' equipped Rams with pride, because the odds are that they are built by happy employees, and more importantly employees that are treated right!