Manufacturing Engineer* (Springfield, MO

Position: Manufacturing Engineer* (Springfield, MO)
Job Description:

Job Title
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 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 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:

• Initiates, identifies, recommends, and leads projects in the manufacturing area of responsibility to improve product cost, service, quality, process safety and health/environmental impact
• Responsible for performing and guiding technical activities resulting from approved, self-initiated, or assigned manufacturing programs leading to innovative applications and extensions of existing or new products/technologies having major importance to the business
• Actively participate in the day-to-day operations, specifically daily tier process, MOC process (change management), KPI determination, reporting and analysis leading to resolution of any gaps in performance
• Lead improvement projects and problem-solving events to determine root causes for problems that occur and implement permanent long-term solutions to resolve those problems, (CAPA).
• Monitor and improve manufacturing operations using Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology (design of experiments, statistical process control, lean management system, kaizens, DMAIC)
• Drive process understanding (PPU) efforts and product change processes to support business portfolio needs.
• Work closely with production and maintenance teams to perform troubleshooting activities and resolve equipment/downtime issues.
• Utilize strong communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members.

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 in engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of manufacturing engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Experience with applied data analysis and/or statistical process control (SPC)
• Continuous Improvement and/or LEAN systems development, implementation, and execution

Work location:

• Work location:
  This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at the 3M site in Springfield, MO.
• Travel:
  May include up
  to 10% domestic
• Relocation:
  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.

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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:

The expected compensation range for this position is $122,292 - $149,468, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position…