Manufacturing Engineer ll*

Job Description:

Job Title

Manufacturing Engineer ll*
 

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 Manufacturing 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:

• Coordinating project timelines, budgets, construction activity, and personnel to successfully complete assigned projects involving process improvement and/or automated assembly.
• Defining and executing competitive bidding strategy
• Specifying equipment performance and mechanical design criteria for automated assembly and automated inspection.
• Leading automation projects that deliver products and processes of validated quality and performance while maintaining effective communication with project team, operations staff, and engineering colleagues.
• Establishing accountability through understanding applicable codes and guidelines to ensure designs meet codes, guidelines, and standards.
• Supporting quality with ISO-9001 Compliance and problem-solving tools and methodologies. 

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) from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of experience in project management, 3D modeling, fixture development, process integration and/or quality deployment in a private, public, government or military environment.

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

• Demonstration of effective equipment specification, and procurement for automated or robotic assembly applications. Can also demonstrate effective project management by showing results of project validation and acceptance criteria.
• Implementing lessons learned and best practices in the form of poke yoke processes and result in reduced PFMEA RPN scores.
• Determines priority of multiple project options that give the most value by thorough analysis utilizing lean and six sigma tools.
• Supports manufacturing operations to ensure uninterrupted quality production of life saving products.
• Prior experience with light assembly, assembly automation, robotic applications, material handling, or inspection equipment
• Application of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to make data driven decisions that improve productivity and quality.
• Demonstration of skill in 3D CAD modeling (SolidWorks preferred)
• Self-motivated, self-starter ready to solve challenging problems.
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration
• Other skills that could lead to further success in the role:
  • Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, PFMEA
  • Six Sigma (Minitab)
  • SAP

Work location:

• Monroe, North Carolina

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).

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, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may