Health & Safety Engineer* at 3M in Cottage Grove, Minnesota

Job Description:

Job Description:

Health and Safety Engineer* (Cottage Grove, MN)
 

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 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“A long-lasting career at 3M comes from having vision, imagination and the ability to see what doesn’t exist. 3Mers are groundbreaking innovators and it’s important that we give every person the space for disruptive and creative thinking.” – John Banovetz, senior vice president and chief technology officer at 3M 

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Health and Safety 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:

• Actively supporting Health and Safety (HS) excellence to promote a culture that addresses incidents, near-misses and potential hazards by applying scientific, engineering principles to drive HS risk reduction efforts and compliance activities


• Taking ownership of plant HS programs & training including but not limited to: Fall Protection, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), Machine Guarding, Confined Space Entry/Rescue, Electrical Safety, Fire Protection & Prevention, Static Management, Ionizing & Non-Ionizing Radiation, Emergency Preparedness, Flammable Liquids Handling & Storage, Incident & Hazard Reporting, Industrial Ventilation, etc.


• Investigating workplace incidents and completing cause map analyses to determine appropriate corrective actions and conducting assessments of high hazard processes in order to reduce risk


• Participating and/or leading portions of HS self-assessments and/or audits.  Acting as a facility representative during agency inspections, including but not limited to Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), fire department, and county.


• Communicating effectively in written and oral forms with peers and others at varying levels within the organization.  Presenting ideas well one on one, in small groups, and to larger audiences by conveying the meaning and importance of HS topics to non-HS personnel and to influence others to take appropriate action based on such information. 

For additional information, please visit: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/plant-locations-us/cottagegrove/

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution


• Four (4) years of Health Safety program and procedure experience a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Master’s degree or higher in a science, engineering, environmental health and safety or related discipline from an accredited institution


• Professional certification(s) such as: e.g., Certified Safety Professional® by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals®, Certified Industrial Hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, related certification or willingness to obtain


• Minimum three (3) years of safety experience working at a manufacturing/production facility including but not limited to the following:
  
  
  • Interpreting and applying State and Federal health and safety regulations
  
  
  • Project management, implementation and auditing of comprehensive health and safety management systems including Management of Change (MOC)
  
  
  • Working on a cross-functional team
  
  
  
  

Travel: May include up to 5% 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 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 present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

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.  The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Company's sole election.

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. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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