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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

Environmental Compliance Manager

3M Cottage Grove, MN On-site senior full-time

Salary

$164,612 - $201,193 per year

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Description

As an Environmental Compliance Manager at 3M's Cottage Grove location, you will provide environmental compliance and sustainability leadership and direction, in consultation with the leadership teams. You will lead projects and teams to ensure compliance with all environmental requirements, including tracking compliance obligations, incident investigations, and closure of action plans. You will also set short and long-term strategic direction, site environmental priorities, and assign resources.

Responsibilities include:

  • Providing environmental compliance and sustainability leadership and direction
  • Leading projects and teams to ensure compliance with environmental requirements
  • Setting short and long-term strategic direction and site environmental priorities
  • Managing site performance targets and coaching salaried and hourly employees
  • Elevating and supporting site environmental culture
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable standards and regulations

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, science discipline, or other environmental health and safety discipline
  • Three years of environmental or environmental, health and safety experience
  • Three years of experience working in a chemical manufacturing environment
  • One year of experience in a leadership and/or supervisory role

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed include:

  • Five or more years of experience in a leadership and/or supervisory role
  • Five or more years of experience working in a chemical manufacturing environment
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working with federal, state, and local environmental regulatory agencies

The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 - $201,193, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings accounts, and retirement benefits.

Skills

Required

  • environmental engineering
  • chemical engineering
  • environmental health and safety
  • leadership
  • supervision

Nice to have

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