Senior Manufacturing Supervisor Warehouse & Logistics

Job Description:

Senior Manufacturing Supervisor Warehouse & Logistics

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 Senior Manufacturing Supervisor for Warehouse & Logistics, 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:

• Driving a world‑class safety culture through active, visible leadership.

• Managing salaried and hourly employees with clearly defined roles, fostering strong relationships to support effective employee relations in a unionized environment.

• Leading and developing team members through coaching, recognition, policy administration, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to enhance standard work, material flow, and overall operational effectiveness.

• Tracking key performance metrics, communicating results to employees and management, and ensuring timely execution of corrective actions and escalation plans.

• Ensuring compliance with DOT requirements, hazardous materials handling standards, and all applicable regulatory protocols.

• Overseeing accurate documentation and execution of chemical warehousing, shipping, and transport activities.

• Leading warehouse and logistics operations using systems such as IMES, PMCS, USS, and COMS to support production schedules and material flow.

• Coordinating inbound and outbound shipments to maintain service levels and operational efficiency.

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)

• Five (5) years of manufacturing experience in a public, government, or military environment.

• Willingness to be on-call as many operations are scheduled to run 24/7.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business from an accredited institution.

• Two (2) years of supervisory experience in a public, government or military environment.

• Three (3) years in a leadership position.

• Experience with manufacturing execution and process monitoring systems such as IMES and PMCS.

• Familiarity with shipping and logistics systems including USS and COMS.

• Knowledge of DOT requirements, hazardous materials handling, and applicable regulatory compliance standards.

• Ability to ensure proper documentation and adherence to regulatory protocols for chemical warehousing and transport.

• Demonstrated ability to develop people and drive a culture of safety, trust and cooperation in a union environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Work location: Onsite: Cottage Grove, IL

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic travel

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).

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees,