Manufacturing Engineer

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:

The person hired for the position of Manufacturing Engineer will support the manufacturing operations within the Clarkston, GA site. The person hired for this position will have responsibility to develop and define critical manufacturing processes for optimal safety, quality, and efficiency. This position requires an individual with strong leadership skills, who works well with associates, who is a good decision maker with the ability to collect facts and facilitate good business decisions. This position also requires the ability to learn and master different software and measuring systems for the process.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, 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:

• Actively support manufacturing operations and associates
• Leading continuous improvement projects impacting safety, cycle time, uptime, yield, service, and cost
• Providing technical support to production and plant engineering resources to improve stability and reliability metrics
• Implementing and supporting capital investment projects
• Driving scrap rate improvements through prompt corrective actions
• Collaborates with other departments such as QA on improving manufacturing operations

Your skills and expertise:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) years of manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• One (1) year of experience with SolidWorks and/or Auto CAD
• Five (5) years of manufacturing experience with demonstrated strength in engineering/technical skills in an aerospace/defense environment
• Machining experience is a plus
• Training and experience in Lean Six Sigma/Lean/Continuous Improvement manufacturing methodologies, statistics, DOE, CMM/Programming
• Excellent team building, interpersonal, communication, both verbal and written, prioritization, organizational and computer skills
• Self-motivated, independent critical thinker with strong analytical, problem solving and project leadership skills
• Green Belt/Black Belt certification

Work location:

• Clarkston, GA

Travel: May include up to 5-10% 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).

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.