Manufacturing Engineer

3M • Prairie du Chien, WI

8d • $98,964 - $120,957 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer will support Extrusion operations at 3M’s Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin site. The role develops and refines manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, and efficiency, and calls for strong leadership, sound decision-making, and the ability to gather facts and facilitate business decisions. It offers the opportunity to transition from private, public, government, or military experience into a 3M career.

The engineer provides technical support and troubleshooting in daily operations, leads continuous-improvement and cost/productivity projects, and provides manufacturing leadership for assigned products. Responsibilities include addressing customer complaints and corrective actions, maintaining documentation, managing changes, planning experimental runs, improving product and process understanding, reducing variability, estimating and tracking unit costs, and collaborating with local and division teams on operations improvements and new-product scale-up. The position may require occasional availability on nights, weekends, and holidays as production needs arise. Travel may include up to 10% domestic travel; relocation assistance may be authorized.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline from an accredited university, completed and verified before starting.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Two years of technical manufacturing experience demonstrating engineering or technical skills in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access) and Minitab.
• Experience applying Lean methodology, statistics, SPC, DOE, and Six Sigma in manufacturing to improve product and process understanding; Green Belt or Black Belt certification is a plus.
• Experience leading or participating in cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivation and strong analytical and project leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, analytical, and organizational skills to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to prioritize, remain flexible when circumstances change, and respond with a sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Actively support safety improvements.
• Initiate, recommend, and drive cost and productivity improvements by leading continuous-improvement projects using standard work, Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, Tier reviews, and Kaizens.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting and participate in daily operations to help meet operational targets.
• Provide manufacturing leadership for assigned products, including resolving customer complaints promptly and communicating and implementing corrective actions.
• Create and maintain documentation, implement management of change, and plan experimental runs.
• Increase product and process understanding, reduce variability, provide unit-cost estimates, and track manufacturing unit costs.
• Collaborate with local and division technical teams on projects to improve manufacturing operations and support new-product scale-up.
• Proactively communicate project direction and status to appropriate personnel.
• Comply with corporate policies, procedures, and security standards while performing assigned duties.
• Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Health Savings Accounts and Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Disability benefits and life insurance.
• Voluntary benefits.
• Paid absences.
• Retirement benefits.
• Relocation assistance may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level