Chemical Manufacturing Engineer - Cordova, IL
Listed on 2026-06-27
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Engineering
Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Chemical Engineer -
Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering
Location: Cordova
Chemical Manufacturing Engineer
Collaborate with innovative 3
Mers around the world. 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 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.
The impact you'll make in this role:
As a chemical manufacturing engineer, 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:
- Working with cross functional teams to make improvements to product cost, service, and quality
- Improving productivity through continuous improvement activities
- Writing, maintaining, and improving production standard operating procedures
- Ensuring process safety and compliance by leading PSM activities on all assigned products, maintaining material balances, and leading waste reduction projects.
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 in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or industrial engineering.
- One (1) year of engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Three (3) years of engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
- Experience as a chemical engineer in a chemical based manufacturing facility
- Experience with reactor systems
- Experience with distributed control systems (DCS)
Work location:
Cordova, Illinois
Travel:
May include up to 5%
Relocation assistance:
May be 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". 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.
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