Manufacturing Supervisor & Training Lead

Job Description:

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Manufacturing Supervisor & Training Lead

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 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.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Supervisor, 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:

* Meet facility and departmental objectives in safety, quality, service, productivity, and employee engagement, while reinforcing these expectations through ongoing coaching and hands-on training.

* Respect every individual and lead with humility, fostering a Safety-First culture at all times through consistent modeling, communication, and reinforcement in all training and daily interactions.

* Coordinate staffing and clearly communicate scheduling expectations to meet customer demands, while cross-training employees to ensure flexibility and readiness across operations. Assist production in resolving quality and equipment issues to maintain product standards for customers.

* Leverage available resources to resolve process, maintenance, equipment, technical, and personnel issues, while proactively developing team capability through skills training to sustain production performance.

* Lead, coordinate, and execute comprehensive training programs within the area, ensuring employees are fully qualified in their roles. Emphasize safety, quality standards, and operational procedures to maintain compliance and a safe, efficient work environment.

* Approve and close production reports to ensure accuracy, while training employees on proper reporting processes and accountability standards (where applicable).

* Ensure administrative processes such as audit standards, vacation planning, and overtime are implemented, documented, and understood through clear communication and training.

* Identify, document, and help resolve safety and ergonomic concerns, using these opportunities as learning moments to reinforce safe behaviors. Complete incident reports and ensure corrective actions are communicated and understood to maintain a closed-loop safety process.

* Continuously monitor housekeeping standards and reinforce expectations through routine coaching and training to maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

* Respond appropriately to emergency situations and ensure employees are trained and prepared for emergency response protocols. Administer corrective action, as needed, while focusing on development, accountability, and behavioral improvement through coaching and training.

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) in Engineering / Technical or Operations, Safety, Quality, Supply Chain or Business discipline

* Two (2) years of manufacturing and/or production experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

* Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and presentation), with the ability to effectively deliver training content and facilitate learning across diverse audiences.

* Demonstrated success working in a cross-functional team environment, including collaboration on training initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

* Previous experience in supervision of direct hourly reports

* Ability to engage and develop your team, aligning training programs and learning objectives to broader strategic goals.

* Ability to drive and influence positive changes through structured training, coaching,…