Quality Technician Job Cottage Grove area,Minnesota USA,Quality Assurance

Quality Technician

Collaborate with innovative 3

Mers around the world.

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

The impact you'll make in this role as a Quality Technician, 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:

Setting up and operating quality testing equipment

Performing QC (Quality Control) measurements with corresponding disposition

Communicating testing results to and manufacturing engineers

Assisting in identifying quality related issues

Aiding in conducting MSA (measurement systems analysis) studies

Maintaining records of quality related testing

Completing visual inspections

Providing the necessary support to conduct experiments and scale-up manufacturing under technical staff's direction

Working in a flexible work environment with varying work shifts and varying quality testing assignments

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

High school diploma/GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
One (1) year combined experience in a manufacturing, pilot plant and/or lab environment in a private, public, government or military environment

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

Associates degree or higher from an accredited university
Strong mechanical aptitude and problem solving / analysis skills to operate and troubleshoot equipment as well as improve processes
Experience in quality control procedures, testing and reporting
Three (3) years experience in high volume, fast paced manufacturing environment
Experience with production reporting in PMCS/OPRA and quality data entry in MES
Strong attention to detail and protocols

Work location:

Cottage Grove, MN

Travel:
May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance:
Is not authorized

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

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.)

or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Company's sole election.

Supporting your well-being

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.