Job Description:

Job Description:

Plant Electrician / Mechanic – 3rd Shift

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers 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 diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“At 3M, we want to make sure that everyone, from all walks of life, know they can share their opinions, they’re heard, and change is made based on their input.” – Ann Anaya, chief diversity officer at 3M”

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

Our products are critical to the development of life saving therapies, treatments, and vaccines.  As a Plant Electrician/ Mechanic, you’ll make an impact by supporting the delivery of vital products to our biopharma customers.  

Under supervision, a Plant Electrician / Mechanic performs a variety of tasks in the 3M Meriden plant:

• Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and improve electrical/control systems
  
  
  • Drive control components, I/O, PLC devices & logic
  
  
  • Field control devices
  
  
  • Network systems and communication
  
  
  
  


• Perform independent preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on
  • Web handling production equipment, ultrasonic welders, pleaters, pumps, heat exchangers, building HVAC, and facility utilities
  
  


• Perform basic welding, machining, and fabrication tasks using shop equipment, power tools, and precision measurement instruments


• Document work in maintenance tracking systems and develop/refine standard work for maintenance activities

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• Possess a High School Diploma/GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.


• Minimum of Three (3) years of mechanical, electrical or mechatronic work in a private, public, government or military environment


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  Ability & willingness to work
  
  
  • Rotating weekends as needed
  
  
  • Overtime
  
  
  • Holidays as needed
  
  
  
  

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Possess or be in the last Six (6) months of pursuing a Two (2) year technical degree or certificate program in an engineering or maintenance related field (Mechanical, Mechatronics, Industrial Electronics, Robotics & Automation, etc.)


• Experience troubleshooting PLCs


• Demonstrated history of good customer relations, communication skills, and customer satisfaction


• Basic understanding of predictive/preventative maintenance and condition monitoring techniques

Travel: Not required

Relocation: Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

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. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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