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Job Description:

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 curious, creative 3Mers.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Skelmersdale, 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:

• Provide full support to production processes and assist with the development, testing and introduction of new products.
• Develop and implement significant improvements in department wide processes, procedures and systems.
• Improve the overall reliability and performance of plant, personnel and production equipment and processes.
• Carry out feasibility studies for new technical innovations, testing installations and systems, analysing data.
• Help with installation and commissioning of new equipment and processes.
• Maintain and develop the delivery of finished products in line with cost, quality and production schedule requirements.
• Implement standard operating procedures across all areas of responsibility.
• Health and Safety awareness will be amongst your main priorities, and Health and Safety guidelines should be actively adhered to and promoted.
• Communicate, liaise and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.
• develop strong relationships with plant management functions.  In addition you will foster and develop excellent relationships with key business stakeholders.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/Apprenticeship degree or higher from an accredited institution in an Engineering discipline.
• Significant hands-on experience in a manual and automated assembly manufacturing environment.
• Experience of lean manufacturing techniques and six sigma
• experience of manual and automated assembly processes, and has a proven track record of process capability and OEE  improvement.
• Experience in project management
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Versatile and a self-starter able to work without supervision.

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

• Familiarity with line balancing and ideally demonstrate practical knowledge and application of Lean/Six Sigma mythologies. 
• Six Sigma / Lean experience, ideally Green Belt or higher.
• Project management.

Location - 3M Skelmersdale

Working pattern - Mon - Fri - standard days

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. If you have further questions please reach out to Max (our AI Virtual Assistant) via our Career Page. 

*At 3M, we believe diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

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At 3M, we believe diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

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