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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 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 Manufacturing Engineer supporting operations for Coated Abrasives, 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:

• Working closely with production and maintenance to perform troubleshooting activities bringing resolution to gaps in performance.


• Identifies, recommends, initiates, and leads continuous improvement as well as capital projects in area of responsibility to improve process safety, product quality and OEE through the use of a variety of toolsets, including: DMAIC, standard work development, tier reviews, product & process understanding and kaizens


• Creates, maintains and trains workforce on standard work and production standards to ensure process meets customer requirements and product claims.


• Lead local Management of Change projects focused on communication, risk evaluation and execution of process and product changes.


• Fosters and cultivates an extensive network of support and resources (operators, maintenance, manufacturing, safety, quality, laboratory, engineering, marketing and financial) to work as a cross functional team to execute business needs.


• Operations run multiple shifts. The position is primarily a day shift role, but some off shift coverage will be required.

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 and/or technical discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

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

• 2+ years of experience in process engineering within a manufacturing setting with demonstrated strength in engineering/technical skills. Self-starter and able to drive multiple projects


• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem solving skills. Practical, detail oriented and hands-on, with analytical comprehension and data driven decision making


• Demonstrated experience successfully leading multi-functional teams through projects from planning to completion utilizing lean methodology, statistics, SPC and DOE


• Experience in web handling, slitting, coating, robotics, automation, laser converting, material handling and/or documentation creation


• Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong communication and organization skills

Work location:

• Alexandria, MN on-site

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic and/or 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).

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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