Manufacturing Supervisor*

Job Description:

Job Title
Manufacturing Supervisor

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 experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Supervisor 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:

• Promoting a safe and sustainable working environment through modeling safe behaviors as well as recognizing and resolving safety related problems

• Establishing priorities and allocating work assignments to meet specific daily production requirements using lean management processes to meet customer expectations

• Monitoring production rates, yields, and quality of products routinely, communicating results to employees, and leveraging continuous improvement tools to improve scheduling, quality, and efficiency

• Leading, coaching and developing employees through direct supervision, being present on the floor, providing recognition, overseeing training completion, policy administration, and participating in hiring processes which may include contingent workers

• Representing plant leadership team through supporting initiatives across the plant, including but not limited to supervisor coverage for off shifts, being on-call, and at times serving as a primary plant management representative

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution and five (5) years of manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) and two (2) years of manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Previous supervisory and/or management experience in a private, public, government or military environment  

• Experience participating in daily tier management processes and improvement projects (Kaizens)

• Knowledge of material controls, warehousing, and manufacturing related supply chain

Work location:

• Work location: Quapaw, OK

• Travel: May include up to 5% domestic

• Relocation: 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.

To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status.

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.

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

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

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

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