Job Description:

Job Title

Global Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

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 diversity 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 Global Manufacturing Engineering Specialist supporting Commercial Branding and Transportation Division (CBTD), you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

Leading process development and process validation, developing cost estimates and manufacturing plans, and leading manufacturing scale-up for new product introductions.
Lead and support Continual Improvement efforts aligned to CBTD strategies, improving Supply Chain Architecture and Value Stream Execution for assigned value streams.
Identifying, justifying, and implementing technology advancements for new and existing products to improve process capability, value stream performance, and total product cost.
Identifying and leading cost reduction projects requiring cross functional teamwork and global manufacturing site collaboration.
Willingness to maintain flexible hours and travel to support manufacturing and value stream improvement activities across global manufacturing operations.

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 (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution?
Three (3) years or more of combined experience in one or more of the following: process engineering, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, or capital engineering in a private, public, government or military environment
Current, valid Driver’s License

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

Eight (8) or more years of experience at manufacturing sites in process, product, manufacturing, or capital engineering roles
Experience in nonwovens development and/or manufacturing
Experience with products with liners and processing film
Experience in coating, extrusion, and web handling technologies
Experience in chemical mixing technologies
Experience in leading and supporting global teams
Proficient in continual improvement problem solving methodologies
Ability to energize teams and promote teamwork
Demonstrated project management, facilitation, communication, influencing, teaching and coaching skills
Ability to find and implement creative solutions
Masters degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline, or technology management from an accredited institution

Work location:

Primary Location: MAPLEWOOD-3MUS-MN 3M CENTER 01J9C020
Additional Locations: Other 3M locations will be considered

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic/international

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).

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain non-U.S. persons (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, Temporary Residents (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Companys sole election.

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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $137,439 - $167,981, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M is an equal opportunity employer. 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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