Job Description:
Job Title
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 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 Quality Manager, 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:
- Consults with leadership team to set medium- to long-term strategic direction and operating plans for a medium to large complex market/product line(s).
- Interprets industry trends, customer requirements, and business objectives to define guidelines/methods for multiple disciplines within the Quality function, such as quality assurance, product quality control, incoming quality control, and customer management
- Initiates and approves projects to continuously improve efficiency and competitiveness.
- Has direct responsibility for functional strategic planning, including establishing and managing budgets for the department in the immediate team.
- Management responsibility usually encompasses one or more quality areas such as quality assurance, product quality control, incoming quality control, customer issue management, and etc.
- Determines priorities, timetables and assigns resources/tasks. Accountable for the activities and results of their functional area.
- Provides direct supervision to the team which include objective setting, performance management, and motivation, as well as training and coaching. Resolves issues and conflicts related to direct reports.
- Creates solutions for complex and multi-faceted problems, which requires ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and strong analytical skills. Problem solving requires thorough understanding of operating unit policies and practices. Applies knowledge of different techniques and practices to achieve desired results.
- Has a significant business impact on the organization due to scope of responsibility and complexity and growth potential of this business.
- Ability to influence cross-functionally to collaborate to common goals.
- Incumbent typically communicates with managers, functional leaders, area/business leaders, and direct subordinates. May interact with key external customers.
- Shares vision and demonstrates company values.
- Providing expert-level Quality functional leadership, guidance, and direction to your team on the Quality Body-of-Knowledge for products within scope.
- Identifying and leading improvement opportunities to proactively ensure compliance to all applicable internal, domestic, and international quality regulations.
- Maintain effective Quality Metric performance and define and execute activities to enhance product quality, reduce process variances, and resolve decreases in performance.
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).
- Minimum of five (5) years experience in a quality or manufacturing setting in a private, public, government or military environment.
- Minimum of two (2) years experience in a Quality or Manufacturing leadership position, either direct supervision or by technical team lead role.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution
- Advanced expertise across multiple quality disciplines, such as quality assurance, product quality control, incoming inspection, Six Sigma, ISO standards, and warranty analysis.
- Experience administering and maintaining ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
- Strong project management capabilities, with a track record of leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage senior leadership, peers, teams, customers, and regulatory stakeholders.
- Proficiency with corporate systems and digital tools commonly used in Quality functions, along with strong English verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with Statistical Process Control and other advanced analytical methods used to manage and improve quality performance.
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 25% domestic/international
Relocation Assistance: Not authorized
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/.
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