Operations Sr. Manager

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.

As an Operations Senior 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:

• Collaborating with plant personnel to set short- and long-term strategic plans as well as operating plans for departments.
• Working with Manufacturing Engineering Managers and Product Divisions to drive Customer First initiatives in service, quality, and cost improvements.
• Developing, establishing, and maintaining annual operating budgets.
• Directing and facilitating Lean, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement teams both within and outside of the operations organization to improve customer satisfaction and reduce total costs.
• Clearly communicating to all employees within the focus factory the priorities, expectations, and results of the facility.
• Providing direction and supervision of direct reports using principal-based leadership strategies.

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.
• Eight (8) combined years of manufacturing, engineering, quality, and/or environmental health and safety experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Five (5) years of direct supervision experience.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
• Experience leading and implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and Six Sigma methodology for sustained continuous improvement.
• Experience leading high performing cross functional teams.
• Experience working with multiple Divisions, balancing multiple priorities.
• Experience communicating at all levels on cultural change initiatives.

New Ulm, MN

May include up to 10% domestic/international.

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, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum).

To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status. 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.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:
The expected compensation range for this position is $221,591 - $270,834, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. Additional information is available at:

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