3M Manufacturing Engineer Oak Hills CA 

United States, California 

247359443

Manufacturing Engineer

As a Manufacturing Engineer, 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:

• Initiates, identifies, recommends, and leads projects in the manufacturing area of responsibility to improve product cost, service, quality, process safety and health/environmental impact
• Responsible for performing and guiding technical activities resulting from approved, self-initiated, or assigned manufacturing programs leading to innovative applications and extensions of existing or new products/technologies having major importance to the business
• Actively participate in the day-to-day operations, specifically daily tier process, MOC process (change management), KPI determination, reporting and analysis leading to resolution of any gaps in performance
• Lead improvement projects and problem-solving events to determine root causes for problems that occur and implement permanent long-term solutions to resolve those problems, (CAPA).
• Monitor and improve manufacturing operations using Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology (design of experiments, statistical process control, lean management system, kaizens, DMAIC)
• Drive process understanding (PPU) efforts and product change processes to support business portfolio needs.
• Work closely with production and maintenance teams to perform troubleshooting activities and resolve equipment/downtime issues.
• Utilize strong communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of manufacturing engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Experience with Non-Woven and/or abrasives manufacturing
• Experience in urethane and epoxy chemistry
• Experience with applied data analysis and/or statistical process control (SPC)
• Continuous Improvement and/or LEAN systems development, implementation, and execution

Work location:

• Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the Oak Hills manufacturing plant in Oak Hills, CA.