Quality Manager - 3M

Job Description:

Quality Manager

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
The Prairie du Chien Plant Quality Manager will be responsible for setting quality standards, development of plans for improvement, leading technical work teams, interacting with customers, sales and marketing, laboratory, production and senior leadership. The site quality manager will supervise the resources and activities of the site quality management system, supplier quality, quality control, metrology and quality engineering. The site quality manager is a key leadership position on the plant leadership team.

As a Quality Manager, 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:

• Working with the business and lab partners to develop, lead and resource key quality priorities.
• Directing supervision and development of the Prairie du Chien quality team, including quality systems, analytical forensics laboratory and quality engineering.
• Developing and monitoring operational performance of the site level Quality Management System (QMS) to meet the plant and business objectives and comply with relevant global requirements.
• Establishing and driving, through a culture of continuous improvement, objectives for prevention of quality non-conformances and deviations, reduced variation in product and process, improved customer satisfaction, and operational excellence across the site.
• Site Management Representative with responsibility and authority to ensure quality system requirements are effectively established and effectively maintained.

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 (completed and verified prior to start)
• Four (4) years of combined manufacturing, quality, laboratory and/or production environment experience within a private, public, government or military environment.

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

• Direct experience with audits and investigations
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited institution
• Quality or Regulatory leadership experience
• Prior supervision or leadership experience
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and create excellent collaboration
• Ability to lead internal and external audit activities
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience
• Change Management experience of programs with significant strategic importance
• Demonstrated skills in customer experience management

Work location: 3M Prairie du Chien Plant

Travel: May include up to10% domestic travel

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 $160,284 - $195,903, 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: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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