Plant Engineering Supervisor
Listed on 2026-06-23
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Engineering
Operations Manager -
Management
Operations Manager, Program / Project Manager
Plant Engineering Maintenance Supervisor
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- Promoting a safe and sustainable working environment through modeling safe behaviors as well as recognizing and resolving safety related problems. Actively lead incident investigations and WIMs reports, including presenting incident resolutions to site leadership.
- Provide supervision and technical direction to Plant Engineering personnel for performance of maintenance tasks on machines, systems and facilities to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness. Providing coaching and feedback to employees and utilizing corrective action to resolve conflict and inappropriate behaviors. May include oversight of Plant Engineering support functions such as custodial, buildings and grounds, stockroom, etc. May include responsibility for procuring specialty maintenance parts.
- Schedule, assign, and direct personnel in performance of tasks for maintenance of equipment and facilities. Provide technical direction to personnel and assist in diagnosing equipment problems as required. Monitor progress and evaluate completed assignments to confirm use of correct procedures and to evaluate quality of work.
- Lead, coach and develop employees through direct supervision, floor presence and providing recognition. Additionally, oversee training completion, CMMS utilization, policy administration, regulatory compliance and participating in hiring processes including internships, student helpers and contract workers.
- Lead Plant Engineering strategic priorities. Represent plant leadership team through supporting initiatives across the plant, including but not limited to supervision coverage for alternative shifts, being on‑call and supporting 24/7 operations through flexible work schedules when required.
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires at minimum the following qualifications:
- Associate Degree or higher in a related technical field (completed and verified prior to the start) and a minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
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- Bachelor’s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to the start) and minimum of three (3) year manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- One (1) year previous leadership, supervisory and/or management experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
- Experience with participating in daily tier management process and participating in improvement projects (Kaizens).
- Obtained CRL, CMM, CMRP, CMRT, CRE or CAMA certifications.
- Understanding of Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, NFPA, and OSHA & MSHA Standards (MSHA required for mining sites).
- Menomonie, WI
Travel:
May include up to 10% domestic.
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" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees,…
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