3M Quality Specialist - 3M Automotive 

United States, Minnesota 

627119351

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Quality Specialist – 3M Automotive, 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:

• Supports and ensures the quality of business and sales processes related to ePowertrain and eAssembly segments
• Manage customer quality aligned by OEM, handle customer requirements, and contracts for ePowertrain and eAssembly
• Responsible for complaint management specific to industry requirements within ePowertrain and eAssembly
• Communicate and support certification strategy for ePowertrain and eAssembly
• Participate in industry specific internal and independent audit processes
• Implement risk management strategies and processes for ePowertrain and eAssembly segments
• Lead strategic quality meetings with ePowertrain, eAssembly, and marquee or key account customers
• Coordinate customer specific complaint issues and resolution
• Manage, track, and trend assigned marquee or key account quality metrics and scorecard

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 Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Eight (8) years combined Quality Engineering, Customer Quality, Product Engineering, statistical reporting (Six Sigma) and/or Manufacturing experience within a private, public, government or military environment demonstrating Automotive industry knowledge.

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

• Experience with identifying risk and implementing risk mitigation plans
• Broad experience and proven track record in customer quality and complaint handling
• Experience with LEAN Six Sigma methodology and use of quality and statistical tools
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification such as Quality Engineer (CQE) or willingness to obtain.
• Experience demonstrating 8D/5Why problem solving approach and methodology.
• IATF or VDA Certified Auditor in the last 3 years
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Strong analytical decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead and be a contributing member of cross functional global teams.

Work location: Onsite

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Maplewood, MN at least 4 days per week)

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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