Description
As a Quality Lab Supervisor at 3M, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world.
Quality Lab Operations
- Responsible for operations in the quality control and wastewater (WWT) laboratories.
- Provide direct oversight and leadership for lab team members.
- Manage technician schedule to ensure appropriate shift coverage and business continuity.
- Coordinate between production operations and WWT operations to prioritize sample testing and execution based on production and shipment needs.
- Support around-the-clock lab operational needs as required.
Quality Lab Training Program
- Ensure lab technician training remains current, effective, and compliant with applicable requirements.
- Oversee technician training progression, qualification, and development.
- Support onboarding and training of new quality technicians.
- Identify and implement improvements to lab training processes and documentation.
Safety & Environmental Support
- Serve as an HRP champion within the lab.
- Ensure HRP+ tools are used appropriately and consistently in applicable lab situations.
- Identify safety and environmental improvement opportunities and implement effective solutions.
- Serve as a lab point of contact for EHS audits, reviews, and compliance-related activities.
- Promote a proactive safety culture through coaching, engagement, and daily leadership presence.
Cost Management
- Identify and support cost-reduction opportunities within the lab.
- Partner with chemists, technologists, and other technical resources on cost of poor-quality reduction initiatives.
- Ensure an efficient utilization of labor, materials, equipment, and external services.
Continuous Improvement
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives within the quality & WWT labs.
- Coach lab technicians on Lean, 5S, and standard work fundamentals.
- Perform daily lab audits using the “clean to inspect, inspect to detect, detect to correct, correct to perfect” methodology.
- Support development of lab equipment preventive maintenance schedules and maintenance logbook utilization.
- Lead kaizen events and improvement projects within the lab.
- Capture measurable improvements and share best practices with other areas of the site and division.
The expected compensation range for this position is $95,591 - $116,834, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.