Senior Quality Engineer

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 wide variety 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 Sr. Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Partnering with/providing oversight to division manufacturing sites to drive Operational Quality Excellence:  Working to identify, and address sources of risk and variability, standardize work, and error-proof operations
• Leading and providing support to cross-functional teams on the resolution of quality issues, including product recalls, complaints, nonconforming materials, etc., while monitoring and addressing root causes
• Leading and providing support for the division of Quality Management Systems
• Quality support for New Product Introductions and Change Management Requests for source of supply and/or manufacturing operational changes to ensure robust Quality Function Deployment, test method development/implementation, qualifications, design reviews, and risk mitigation
• Driving Supplier / Outsource Manufacturing Quality control and improvement
• Improving Customer Satisfaction by leading quality efforts and providing customer-facing feedback and communication 
• Championing a culture of continuous improvement to drive customer satisfaction and achieve business and plant objectives
• Partnering with the division laboratory to Develop, Implement, and Maintain Test Methods.

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 (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) years of combined quality engineering, manufacturing, and/or lab experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Master’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years of experience in a quality or engineering role supporting coating, crushing, and / or screening processes
• Mining experience
• Internal and/or external auditing experience
• Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience working with Customers and Suppliers
• Experience with championing and/or deploying Quality Management Systems (e.g. Change Management, CAPA, Complaint Systems, Quality Data Systems, Documentation Systems, etc.)
• Project management skills and experience with ability to influence stakeholders
• Experience with Statistics and other Data Analytics

Work location:

• This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN. 

Travel: May include up to 20% 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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