Maintenance Supervisor (Tonawanda, NY) 2nd or 3rd Shift
Listed on 2026-08-05
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Business
Operations Management
Maintenance Supervisor (Tonawanda, NY)
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 Maintenance 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:
- Responsible for providing effective leadership, support and solutions for a wide variety of new or existing process equipment that is used to manufacture 3M products.
- Maintenance and overall reliability for the entire site operations with a goal of continuously driving improvements while increasing overall throughput.
- Provide leadership and management for the 3M Tonawanda Plant Engineering maintenance organization, including equipment maintenance, reliability and uptime, utilities operations, stockroom, buildings and grounds and coordination of maintenance contractors.
- Foster teamwork within plant engineering and across other staff groups to prevent breakdowns, reduce cycle time, increase runtime, minimize waste, conserve energy, continually improve the quality of operations, and control costs.
- Assure compliance with company policies, government and regulatory agency laws, regulations, and codes.
- Ability to work 2nd or 3rd Shift.
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).
- Three (3) years of team lead and/or supervisory experience in a private, public, government, or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Five (5) years or more of maintenance experience.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a science discipline from an accredited university.
- Five (5) years combined engineering process, technology or manufacturing experience.
- Project management experience.
- Experience with Microsoft Office.
- Works well on cross-functional teams in a continuous improvement (LEAN) environment.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Location:
Tonawanda, New York
Travel:
May include up to 10% domestic/international
Relocation:
May be authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
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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