Manufacturing Engineer (Clinton, TN)

Job Description:

Manufacturing 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 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 environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing 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:

• Drive OEE, product yield quality and productivity project improvements. Identifying, initiating and implementing process improvement projects using Continuous Improvement principles.
• Leads and coordinate new product development NPI programs through all phases.
• Collaborating with cross functional teams for manufacturing start-ups, new technologies, and cost reduction projects.
• Improving Environmental, Health, and Safety of the manufacturing process including Change management.
• Effectively troubleshoot defects and variation, perform root cause analysis and apply problem solving skills. Supporting production operations to meet daily, weekly, monthly targets.
• Ability to provide engineering support to occasionally nights, weekends as necessary to cover the manufacturing operations

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 or higher in an Engineering or Science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Three (3) years working in a manufacturing and/or process engineering role in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Experience with new product introductions & qualifications (NPI).
• Experience with equipment startups, capital projects, and OEE productivity improvements.
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills. Ability to effetely use statistics tools to solve problems.
• Experience with Project management tools, ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with time constraints.
• Works well on cross-functional team in a continuous improvement environment.
• Lean Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing certification.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Location: Clinton, TN

Travel: May include up to 10%

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.

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.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $98,413 - $120,282, 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., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: _careers-working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 06/25/2025 To 07/25/2025 Or until filled

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

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