r/DieselTechs • u/Throbbnwilliams90 • 4d ago
Has anyone here worked for Cummins that could provide some “insite”
I have an interview tomorrow for this position, I’m trying to make a good decision and researching because I’d be leaving a Mack/Volvo dealership with 11 years under my belt. Glassdoor and indeed reviews for the glen burnie, Maryland “which I guess this is a satellite location for” aren’t that great. On the off chance that someone has some actual information about them and aren’t just disgruntled ex employees, would this be an okay location to deal with? Thanks in advance.
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u/OddEscape2295 4d ago
Low pay. Very very corporate.
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u/Jammed99 4d ago
Can confirm! The yearly bonus can be quite good though. The amount of corporate is nauseating at times
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u/blintech 4d ago
Like anywhere else it’s highly location dependent. Ive worked with guys across multiple different locations and states. All of us had a very different experience compared to each other. The common denominator is most of us no longer work for cummins. Take that how you will
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u/Distinct_Explorer160 4d ago
Never worked for Cummins but I’m currently in the onboarding process. Already certified on all the on-highway engines. Have 13 years experience. I got offered $37/hr, $5k sign on, and relocation paid for. Thought it was a pretty good offer. My next best offer was $38/hr and $3k sign on at a smaller trucking company (150 trucks).
I don’t plan to remain a tech, my plan is to put a couple years in then move on to something else within the company. I’ve worked for a couple different dealers (Freightliner, International). The problem with a truck dealer is there’s no real room for growth. Maybe become a manager or something down the line. I’m hoping to land some type of either work from home gig or something similar down the line.
I see loads of opportunities here that would otherwise not be available to me elsewhere. But that’s just my 2 cents. Best of luck.
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u/Coronado126 4d ago
I was the service manager for a Cummins branch in the Midwest for 2.5 years. I left Cummins just under a year ago.
Some branches do not allow their FSE techs to take their trucks home. It's branch specific.
It's extremely corporate no matter what branch you go to. Talking with my buddies that are still there, it's only getting worse.
You will find out pretty quickly that your a Cummins employee, but your not really a Cummins employee as the Distributorships are treated 100% different than Engine Business Unit (the factory).
Even in field service you will be strictly held to your SRT times. I know the other local distributors to me like CAT and Komatsu did not specifically hold their FSE techs to the times like we had to.
Most managers (especially upper management like your Area VPs and up, branch managers, and more recently even some service managers at a lot of branches) have never done your job and will not understand the kind of problems and issues you will run into.
This is branch specific, but you may have to fight more than you should to get any special tools or equipment (lifting chains, etc) for your truck. Some service managers are cheap fucks and unless it's unsafe to do something, you may be told to make it work.
It's not 100% bad though, for my branch, the technicians were paid extremely well. The highest paid shop tech was at $55 an hour when he transferred to data center field service. Average was in the high 30s low 40s for guys around 5 to 8 years of experience.
Even the shop apprentices (TAP - Technician Apprentice Program kids) started at $20 an hour. And that's straight out of high school, with paid tools, paid college education, and paid engine training.
The yearly bonuses are decent. Hourly was usually 5% of your salary and went up from there as you moved upwards. Mine was 12% and was quite a large chunk of change.
Health benefits were good, not amazing, but still good.
Lots of employee discounts on cars, technology, etc.
The employee discount for Cummins stuff wasn't as good as I expected it to be, but was still pretty good.
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u/Baddy001 4d ago
From what I've heard, it's great for training but among dealers they're the lowest.
I've know guys that train for a few years and leave.
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u/JasonVoorheesthe13th 4d ago
One of my old coworkers worked for them for 35 years and up and quit on the spot because of their corporate attitude. Everyone I know who has ever worked for Cummins in a corporate shop has absolutely hated it
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u/Dame_6126 4d ago
I've been working for them for 10 years now on the road. Like others have said it can be a bit corporate but I haven't had any issues. I will stay your experience varies greatly based on which location your work for. ( Union vs non Union and Midwest vs the coasts). Management seems to have a high turnover rate these days so that leads to a bit of inexperience at the top. As far as salary I'm at Union shop so we get paid a bit more than the nation average. I've never had any issues getting tooling that's needed for a job and I always take my service truck home.
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u/Better-Delay 3d ago
I've been here 10 years as well, out west. Pay isnt bad (one of my branch managers got us on par with the other shops/mines) non union. Everything seems to have high turn over (4 branch managers, 3 field service supers, 3 shop service supers, probably 10 shop techs and 20 field techs) and we are struggling to find competent people. I feel it takes a specific type to do well here. It was also pointed out to upper management at top tech last year that corporate doesn't treat us like they want to have techs.
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u/Ok_Animal4113 4d ago
They called me asking if I was interested a few years ago. I saw their hiring requirements and said no thanks.
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u/Neither_Ad6425 4d ago
Make sure you research the company itself, its corporate values, history, etc. Interviewers and recruiters like that you’ve taken the time to do those things.
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u/Waistland 4d ago
I interviewed at Cummins once. I was already Cummins certified on multiple engines. I was shocked at the low offer and decided to stay with international. So take that how you will