Operations Manager

Job Description:

Operations Manager*

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
 

The person hired for the position of Operations Manager will manage all functions involved in the production of 3M products at the Menomonie facility in a safe and economic fashion.  The factory operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week in a dynamic and rewarding environment.  This role will be responsible for all aspects of production, including EHS, staffing, production efficiency and the continual improvement of operations through operational excellence and lean principles.  The role will also be critical in driving consistency across all policies and procedures within the production department. 

As an Operations Manager, 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:

• 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 to develop operator & 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 heavy focus on safety, productivity, and employee relations.
• Driving consistency and accountability regarding all policies, procedures and expectations throughout the production organization using principle-based leadership.
• Developing strong, harmonized working relationships with site functions to ensure consistency, operational excellence, and business alignment.

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
• Seven (7) years of manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Three (3) years of direct supervision experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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 & verified prior to start)
• Results oriented and strong execution skills with demonstrated ability to lead attainment of aggressive 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 Six Sigma methodology for sustained continuous improvement
• Experience in operational excellence and financial accounting.

Work location:

• Menomonie, WI.

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic

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 Sp