Description
As a Manufacturing Engineer at 3M's Prairie du Chien, WI site, you will support the Extrusion operations and have responsibility to develop and refine critical manufacturing processes for optimal safety, quality, and efficiency.
You will make an impact by:
- Actively supporting safety improvement
- Initiating, recommending and driving cost and productivity improvements by leading Continuous Improvement projects with a variety of toolsets, including standard work development, Lean & Six Sigma methodologies, Tier reviews and Kaizens
- Providing technical support, troubleshooting and involvement in daily operations to meet operational targets including occasional availability on nights, weekends and holidays as needed by production
- Providing manufacturing leadership on assigned products including, but not limited to resolution of customer complaints in a timely manner, communication and implementation of corrective actions to improve customer experience, creating and maintaining documentation, implementing management of change, experimental run planning, increasing product and process understanding, reducing variability, providing unit cost estimates and tracking manufacturing unit costs
- Collaborating with local and division technical teams on division/value stream level projects focused on improving manufacturing operations along with scale-up efforts of new products (NPI) supporting growth
- Proactively communicating project direction and status to appropriate personnel
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 in engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution
- Two (2) years of previous technical manufacturing experience with demonstrated strength in engineering/technical skills in a private, public, government or military environment
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access) and Minitab
- Experience in applying Lean methodology, statistics, SPC, DOE, and Six Sigma in manufacturing to improve product and process understanding; Green Belt/Black Belt certification is a plus
- Experience leading or participating on cross functional teams
- Self-motivated with strong analytical and project leadership skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong communication skills both verbal and written, as well as analytical and organizational skills to manage different priorities
- Ability to prioritize and remain flexible to changes; responds with a sense of urgency
3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. The expected compensation range for this position is $98,964 - $120,957, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.