Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description:

Job Title

Manufacturing Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading continuous improvement teams and product and process understanding (PPU) efforts to improve safety, cycle time, uptime, yield, service, cost, and raise the bar for process capability on manufacturing equipment

• Efficiently troubleshoot product and process performance issues, performing root cause analysis and applying systemic problem-solving skills and robust solutions

• Providing technical support to production and plant engineering resources to improve stability and reliability metrics

• Being responsible for strong leadership in driving EHS alignment, with the support of the plant safety organization related to the products, RM’s and process equipment.

• Leading site and division management of change processes

• Leading and participating on site and division new product introductions

• Leading and participating on capital equipment projects

• Creating and maintaining standard operating procedures, work instructions, test methods and process & product specifications

• Proactively communicating at all levels of the organization to drive direction and positive change

• Supporting a dynamic 24x7 operation through a willingness to be on-call

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

• Three (3) years of engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• Three (3) years of product, process or manufacturing engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

• Excellent mechanical, chemical and/or electrical aptitude and problem-solving skills; practical and hands-on, with analytical comprehension and data driven decision making

• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Analysis Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Control Plans

• Ability to work both independently and in cross-functional teams from multiple locations and divisions

• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and change

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

 

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

 

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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