Plant Engineering Manager

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Plant Engineering Manager

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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3

Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

As a Plant Engineering Manager, 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:

• Managing and leading a maintenance organization focused on improving safety, quality, service and cost improvement.
• Driving EHS culture improvements through daily and weekly engagement with all operations on the site.
• Providing direct supervision and coaching daily for direct reports and adjacent manufacturing functions.
• Developing and executing a maintenance improvement plan that aligns with the manufacturing plant and business strategic objectives.
• Site leader for IFM, maintenance contacts and external services.
• Responsible for site renewal planning and execution as well as capital budget and driving capital project execution.
• Utilizing and coaching team to use systematic methodologies, such as root cause analysis, to identify and implement solutions to complex manufacturing problems.

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).
• Five (5) years in plant engineering and/or manufacturing operations experience in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Two (2) years of supervisory and/or managerial experience.

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

• Experience managing and/or supervising direct reports.
• Demonstrated strong leadership ability and history of leading high-performance teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of principle-based leadership and behaviors.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in leading strategic and organizational development, operational excellence, lean implementation, financial accounting.

• Work location:
  
  This role follows an on‑site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Ames, IA.

May include up to 5% domestic.

May be authorized.

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

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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:
The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 – $201,193, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.).

Additional information is available at:  Good Faith Posting Date Range 12/18/2025 To 01/17/2026 Or until filled All US‑based 3M full‑time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M.

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.