Advanced Business Supply Chain Manufacturing Specialist (Hybrid - Monroe, NC)

Job Description:

Advanced Business Supply Chain Manufacturing 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 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 an Advanced Business Supply Chain Manufacturing Specialist 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:

• Leading or supporting cross-functional teams as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) or process expert in their respective manufacturing technology platform

• Manufacturing scale up and NPI integration, while designing for manufacturability and franchise wide process optimization. Support new product teams to take products through the commercialization process to launch

• Aspire to realize process and technology entitlement, grounded in process first principals

• Provide technical expertise to support value stream improvement plans including long-term strategies

• Determining cost savings and supply chain improvement opportunities

• Supporting the Quality team in reducing customer complaints, improving the cost of poor quality, and help investigate and mitigate unexpected issues as they arise

• Partner with Corporate Research Laboratory (CRL)  & Division Engineering to solve complex problems.   Define equipment and manufacturing processes for CAPEX/equipment design projects

• External benchmarking and collaboration

• Continuing education both internal and external in area of expertise

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) in a Science or Engineering discipline from an accredited institution

• Five (5) years of manufacturing technology engineering, process engineering, product engineering, and/or product development in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Automation, laser processing, robotics, and plastic molding experience

• Experience working in a medical device or regulated business utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies to solve complex problems

• Experience presenting complex technical topics to management.  Strong written and oral communications skills

• Demonstrates collaborative, functional and situational leadership qualities.  Comfortable with new to the world technologies

• Demonstrate an ability to translate business and supply chain needs into workable technology solutions for manufacturing operations

• Passion for technology; curious with a growth mindset

Work location: Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Monroe, NC site at least 3 days per week)

Travel: May include up to 5% 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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $115,607 - $141,298, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medic