Quality Lab Operations

• Responsible for operations in the quality control and wastewater (WWT) laboratories.
• Provide direct oversight and leadership for lab team members.
• Manage technician schedule to ensure appropriate shift coverage and business continuity.
• Coordinate between production operations and WWT operations to prioritize sample testing and execution based on production and shipment needs.
• Support around-the-clock lab operational needs as required.

Quality Lab Training Program

• Ensure lab technician training remains current, effective, and compliant with applicable requirements.
• Oversee technician training progression, qualification, and development.
• Support onboarding and training of new quality technicians.
• Identify and implement improvements to lab training processes and documentation.

Safety & Environmental Support

• Serve as an HRP champion within the lab.
• Ensure HRP+ tools are used appropriately and consistently in applicable lab situations.
• Identify safety and environmental improvement opportunities and implement effective solutions.
• Serve as a lab point of contact for EHS audits, reviews, and compliance-related activities.
• Promote a proactive safety culture through coaching, engagement, and daily leadership presence.

Cost Management

• Identify and support cost-reduction opportunities within the lab.
• Partner with chemists, technologists, and other technical resources on cost of poor-quality reduction initiatives.
• Ensure an efficient utilization of labor, materials, equipment, and external services.

Continuous Improvement

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives within the quality & WWT labs.
• Coach lab technicians on Lean, 5S, and standard work fundamentals.
• Perform daily lab audits using the “clean to inspect, inspect to detect, detect to correct, correct to perfect” methodology.
• Support development of lab equipment preventive maintenance schedules and maintenance logbook utilization.
• Lead kaizen events and improvement projects within the lab.
• Capture measurable improvements and share best practices with other areas of the site and division.

The expected compensation range for this position is $95,591 - $116,834, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

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Responsibilities:

• Creating a world-class safety culture that delivers outstanding EHS performance and ensuring the health and safety of all workers is consistently demonstrated as the first priority.
• Leading operational excellence through conscientious management and decisive actions in environmental, health, safety, quality, productivity, and employee relations.
• Providing agile and visible leadership to cultivate continuous improvement, compliance, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Practicing principle-based coaching and transformational leadership to develop operator and supervisor skills and create a climate of inclusion and recognition across the site to optimize employee engagement, performance, and alignment.
• Catalyzing continuous improvement with a focus on safety, productivity, and driving improvement in every area every day.
• Driving operational discipline through consistency and accountability regarding policies, procedures, and expectations throughout the production organization.
• Continuing to develop and foster strong, harmonized working relationships with other site, division, and corporate functions to ensure prioritization, operational excellence, and business alignment.
• Utilizing business acumen to set priorities, minimize downtime, and optimize team efficiency.
• Demonstrating a growth mindset and approach.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• Seven (7) years of manufacturing experience in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Five (5) years of direct supervisory experience.

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

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical discipline from an accredited institution (completed and verified prior to start).
• Results-oriented and strong execution skills with demonstrated ability to lead attainment of aggressive performance objectives in EHS, quality, service, and cost.
• Strong team skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional matrix organization.
• Experience leading and implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and Continuous Improvement methodologies for sustained improvements.
• Experience in operational management excellence.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings accounts, and retirement benefits.
• Opportunities for career development and growth.

Salary Range: $188,251 - $230,084

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Responsibilities:

• Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot production and chemical processing equipment
• Support production operations and material movement
• Monitor process conditions and maintain production accuracy
• Maintain a clean, safe, and production-ready work environment
• Perform routine equipment inspections, first-line maintenance, and minor repairs

Requirements:

• High school degree or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of experience in manufacturing, agriculture, construction or like field
• Ability to work 12 hour rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays

The starting rate of pay for this position is $30.52/hr.

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially.

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You will make an impact by:

• Creating and maintaining a safe, healthy and sustainable workplace.
• Providing daily supervision and coordination of 3M Maintenance employees and contractor resources in support of the needs of our business partners.
• Planning and executing preventative maintenance activities on the facility and its equipment.
• Identifying and supporting business efforts to drive improvement in equipment reliability.
• Providing technical guidance to site personnel.
• Impacting through cost reduction programs, equipment effectiveness, and safety of work environment.
• Communicating project or program status and results to stakeholders.

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 from an accredited institution AND a minimum of three (3) years previous experience in a manufacturing environment in a private, public, government or military environment.

OR

• High School Diploma or higher from an accredited institution AND a minimum of six (6) years previous experience in a manufacturing environment in a private, public, government or military environment.

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

• Secondary Degree or higher in Engineering or related Technical Field (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution preferred.
• Five (5) years of manufacturing maintenance/reliability experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Experience coaching, mentoring and developing Technicians as well as their peers and influencing higher levels of the organization.
• Experience with project management along with electrical or mechanical experience in manufacturing operations.
• Experience in managing contractors.
• Basic understanding of Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, NFPA, and OSHA standards.
• Certified Reliability Leader (CRL), Certified Maintenance Manager, Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional, RE or CAMA certification.

The expected compensation range for this position is $109,202 - $133,469, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially.

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