3M Manufacturing Engineer 

United States, Minnesota, Cottage Grove 

510299745

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 and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Champion for Environmental, Safety and Health and Regulatory (EHS&R)
• Leading Continuous Improvement (CI) and Product & Process Understanding (PPU) efforts to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) - uptime, productivity and yield
• Driving Capital Investment, New Product Introduction and New Technologies to Increase Manufacturing Capabilities
• Efficiently troubleshooting defects and variation, performing root cause analysis, applying systemic problem-solving skills and building robust solutions
• 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
• One (1) year of process 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 Engineering
• Three (3) years of process engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Excellent mechanical and/or chemical 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), and Statistical Analysis
• Ability to work both independently and in cross-functional teams from multiple locations and divisions
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and change

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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