Industrial Engineer - Manufacturing Productivity*
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Industrial Engineer – Manufacturing Productivity
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
The Industrial Engineer – Manufacturing Productivity is responsible for designing, simplifying, and optimizing manufacturing processes to improve manufacturing productivity, quality, and safety. This role includes establishing stable processes as well as identifying and implementing appropriate automation solutions, including automated material movement and storage technologies. This role serves as an expert in process and material flow for 3M manufacturing plants, works cross-functionally with operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and external partners to reduce process variability, improve material flow, and deploy scalable automation technologies that support reliable and efficient production.
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:
- Simulate, simplify, and optimize material flow and manufacturing processes to improve throughput, reduce bottlenecks, and minimize non-value-added activity.
- Develop process maps, labor analysis, capacity models, and cost-benefit assessments to support project planning and execution.
- Lead process improvements that reduce variability and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost outcomes.
- Identify and evaluate automation opportunities to improve productivity, consistency, and operational performance.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements, technical specifications, and implementation plans. Support equipment selection, testing, installation, and validation activities.
- Lead or support automation implementation projects, including equipment integration, workflow redesign, commissioning, and startup.
- Establish standard work, operating procedures, and training materials for new or improved automated processes.
- Monitor key performance indicators such as throughput, cycle time, uptime, scrap, and overall equipment effectiveness to measure results and identify further opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety, quality, and operational requirements throughout project execution.
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 in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a engineering field (completed and verified prior to start)
- Five (5) years of experience leading process improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment, including process/material flow analysis, Lean manufacturing, root cause problem solving, and variability reduction in a private, public, government or military environment.
- Five (5) years of experience with manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, automation, and technologies such as robotics, AGVs, AMRs, and ASRS.
- Five (5) years of experience supporting equipment commissioning, validation, and production startup activities.
- Five (5) years of experience managing projects, analyzing data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement manufacturing and operational improvements.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Experience with process simulation, discrete event simulation, or digital manufacturing tools.
- Experience with MES, ERP, or SCADA systems.
- Lean and/or Six Sigma certification.
Work location:
- Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN
Travel: May include up to 35% domestic/international
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.
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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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 - $201,193, 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/.Good Faith Posting Date Range 06/04/2026 To 07/04/2026 Or until filledAll US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.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/3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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