Job Description:

Job Description:

Manufacturing Engineer

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 96,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“At 3M, thanks to our culture where people feel like they belong, can grow and are appreciated, we are more than the sum of our parts. Our different perspectives and experiences help us solve some of the world’s toughest challenges together.” – Zoe Dickson, executive vice president and chief Human Resources officer at 3M

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for initiating and leading projects related to manufacturing filtration products to deliver results for the Separation, Purification, and Sciences Division by:

• Leading and implements improving safety, quality, customer service, and cost (productivity)


• Driving cost and productivity through Lean Six Sigma projects utilizing a technical approach, standard work, and kaizen events


• Developing and implementing cross-functional project, plans, programs in support of the business strategic plans, new process start-ups, new technology integration, aggressive cost reduction and supply chain improvement using Lean Six Sigma tools


• Proactively communicating project direction and status to appropriate personnel


• Engaging and involvement in daily operations, supports/participates in Lean Management system, and provides direction/support of maintenance and capital improvement projects


• Driving understanding of key customer needs and monitors process capabilities


• Responding to a manufacturing environment that operates 24 hours a day

Your Skills and Expertise

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 an engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering; Master’s degree a plus (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution


• Minimum three (3) years working within a manufacturing and/or process engineering environment


• Minimum one (1) year of experience with DMAIC and Business Excellence


• Minimum three (3) years working with cross-functional teams


• Effective facilitation, communication, and teaching skills


• Ability to engage and influence the organization


• Ability to multi-task and handle large workloads under time constraints


• Ability to understand and apply analytical and statistical approach/tools

Location: Meriden, CT

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation: May be 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.

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

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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.

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