3M Senior Quality Engineer 

United States, Minnesota 

935494166

Job Description:

Senior Quality Engineer

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Senior Quality 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:

• Partnering with/providing oversight to global manufacturing sites to drive Operational Quality Excellence: Working to identify, address sources of risk and variability, standardize work, and error proof operations.
• Leading and providing support to global teams on the resolution of quality issues including product recalls, complaints, nonconforming materials, while monitoring and addressing root causes.
• Providing Quality support for New Product Introductions and Change Management Projects for source of supply and/or manufacturing operational changes to ensure robust Quality Function Deployment, test method development/implementation, qualifications, design reviews, and risk mitigation.
• Driving Supplier Quality improvement through the execution of governance plans based on risk.
• Championing a culture of continuous improvement to drive customer satisfaction and achieve business and plant objectives.

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
• Five (5) years combined quality engineering and/or manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Two (2) years of experience with ISO 9001

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

• Master’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited institution
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a quality or engineering role supporting hard goods, electromechanical systems, and/or assembly operations
• Knowledge of NIOSH Respiratory standards
• Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience with championing and/or deploying quality continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. DMAIC, LSS, QFD, PPU, Qualifications)

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to 3M Center at least 1 day per week)

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

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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