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3M Sr Quality Engineer in Maplewood, Minnesota
Job Description:
Senior Quality 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 other curious, creative 3Mers.
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
Driving existing product quality enhancement through use of continuous improvement methods and tools, such as: Six Sigma, Product and Process Understanding (PPU), Design of Experiments (DOE), Customer Quality Index (CQI) and Quality at the Source
Supporting and interacting with customers through complaint investigations, resolution, and trending.
Ensuring the commercialized product design intent and product integrity is retained as materials, processes, methods, and specifications change
Supporting change as it relates to design changes inspired by quality improvement, source of supply changes, or cost reduction efforts
Trouble shooting, investigating, and analyzing for non-conforming product testing and disposition
Providing Quality Engineering support for Global Product Launches and Change management projects.
Applying a working knowledge of quality principles and statistics to assigned processes and products
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 or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
Three (3) years of combined experience in a Manufacturing, Production, Quality and/or Laboratory role in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Experience in a quality function or manufacturing/production plant.
Experience running small scale investigative experimentation in a laboratory or pilot plant.
Support and/or lead efforts on life cycle management, risk management, product and process improvements, and other product documentation efforts.
ASQ Quality Engineer Certification
Knowledge of regulatory requirements for ISO 9001 and auditing experience.
Experience leading QA efforts on new product introduction teams.
Test method development and validation experience
Experience related to Suppler Management.
Ability to influence at all levels, promoting and leading change management.
Six Sigma Experience, leading Green Belt or Black Belt projects
Work location: Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Maplewood, MN at least 2 days per week)
Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international
Relocation Assistance: 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.
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $119,076 - $145,537, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
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.
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/
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