Pilot Plant Technician* (St. Paul, MN; 3rd Shift

Pilot Plant Technician (St. Paul, MN)

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 Pilot Plant Technician, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Will be responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining various pilot plant equipment and processes while ensuring 3M quality standards are met and maintained. This position may involve performing complex tests, tasks, and/or experiments.

Also, this person will provide support to conduct experimental and production runs while maintaining a safe working environment. This job involves working a night shift, 10pm to 6am. This position may also have to flex their shift hours for training and production coverage. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Preparing and operating experimental, prototype, or production equipment. Primary area of responsibility will be extruders, with additional support of injection molding presses and converting lines.
• Providing general maintenance, setup, and changeover of equipment.
• Supporting development of technologies and processes.
• Locating defects or problems during the manufacturing process and making adjustments as needed.
• Implementing continuous improvement ideas.
• Performing quality testing. Interpreting and providing feedback on quality results. Adjusting machinery to meet specifications based on test results. Maintaining proper documentation and producing necessary reports.
• Maintaining a safe working environment.

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) combined year of experience working in a manufacturing, pilot plant, and/or laboratory environment within a private, public, government or military environment.

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

• Associate's degree or Technical Diploma from an accredited institution
• Experience with injection molding, web handling, and/or extrusion in a manufacturing or pilot plant environment.
• Willing to work weekend and overtime work as needed.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to complete work independently.

Location:

• St. Paul, MN. This position requires the ability to work during 10pm to 6am (Sunday - Thursday)

Travel:
May include up to 5% domestic

Relocation:
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.

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.

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