Process Engineer at 3M in Menomonie, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Job Description:

Process Engineer

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 96,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“I’ve seen firsthand how 3M is a place where curious, creative and collaborative people thrive and build a rewarding career. As a leader in this company, my goal is to ensure each 3Mer sees and feels the positive impact they’re making around the world, and that they know they’re valued.” – Kristen Ludgate, senior vice president of Human Resources at 3M

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
The person hired for the position of Process Engineer will support the Nickel-Plating tooling operations in the Film and Materials Resource Division (FMRD) plant in Menomonie, WI.  This individual will provide daily technical support to the tooling manufacturing group operating on a 24/7 schedule. 

As a Manufacturing Technologist, 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:

• Participating in and/or lead NPI projects.


• Building master tooling and coordinating development with the parent division.


• Coordinating and building archival tooling and manage archival and working tooling inventory.


• Improving key performance measures for assigned processes to improve equipment performance (OEE/CEE).


• Identifying key process indicators and providing action plans using Statistical Process Control.


• Implementing new processes and equipment to advance overall capability and reliability.


• Utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles including Kaizen events and 5S audits to drive continuous improvement activities.


• Providing technical leadership to production personnel through active participation at daily manufacturing tier meetings.


• Developing a partnership and cooperative effort with manufacturing engineers and plant engineering personnel to support equipment reliability.


• Supporting 24x7 continuous manufacturing.


• Supporting business strategic direction with manufacturing scale-up of new products, product & quality system improvements.


• Develop and track metrics to monitor product performance for areas such as yield, quality improvement, customer complaints, and on hold material inventory. 

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution


• Five (5) combined years of manufacturing experience in electroplating and/or CNC machining operations

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

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


• Technical certificate from an accredited university


• CNC Machining experience in milling, grinding, and/or turning operations


• Five (5) years of experience with 3M manufacturing systems including MES, MDI, VantagePoint


• Experience with nickel electroforming processes


• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong project management, networking, and problem-solving skills.


• Self-directed, hands on, self-starter, have broad interests and willingness to explore new areas


• Experience leading or participating in NPI projects. 


• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training or certification

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 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. 

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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.

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