Manufacturing Technology Injection Molding Specialist*

Job Title
Manufacturing Technology Injection Molding Specialist

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 Manufacturing Technology Injection Molding Specialist, 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:

• Leading technical problem-solving for injection molding processes across internal and external manufacturing environments

• Coaching and mentoring engineers and technicians to deliver results through structured problem-solving

• Driving improvements in safety, quality, service, cost, and process capability

• Supporting process development and scale-up from pilot to production environments

• Partnering with internal teams and external suppliers to diagnose and resolve complex molding issues

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 in Engineering (Mechanical, Plastics, Chemical) or higher (completed and verified prior to start) and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in injection molding or polymer processing in a manufacturing environment

OR

• High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in injection molding or polymer processing in a manufacturing environment

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

• Five (5) to eight (8) years or more of injection molding experience

• Hands-on experience with molding processes, including prior direct machine or process experience

• Experience coaching engineers and/or technicians in problem-solving environments

• Experience solving complex molding process issues across multiple environments, including internal and external manufacturing

• Knowledge of materials and polymer behavior; experience with equipment or process optimization and exposure to simulation tools is a plus

Work location:

• 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 25% domestic/international

Relocation: 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.

To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status.

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.

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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