Certification and Conformance Specialist*

NBMBAA; Maplewood, Northern (MN, KY); On-site; USD 146,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Life Insurance

Disability Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid Absences

Job summary

3M is seeking a Certification and Conformance Specialist to lead regulatory certification activities for Hearing and Protective Communications PPE. You will work in the Personal Safety Division on a global team to identify requirements, prepare documentation, partner with labs and authorities, and drive product commercialization with regulatory compliance input.

The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and portfolio teams, with on-site work in Maplewood, MN

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• Five (5) years of regulatory experience in a private, public, government or military environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify regulatory product certification requirements for hearing protection and protective communications products.
• Prepare, maintain and submit regulatory documentation for product certification schemes.
• Collaborate with test labs, notified bodies, and agencies to submit products for certification and arrange site audits.
• Provide regulatory input into new product projects and execute the regulatory plan for commercialization.
• Engage with regulatory authorities and execute post-market follow-up activities.
• Identify and execute operational efficiency projects.
• Perform routine regulatory tasks for new and existing products.
• Stay updated on changes to applicable standards and regulations/directives.

Skills

Regulatory experience

English communication

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Job Description:

Certification and Conformance Specialist

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 Certification and Conformance Specialist you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. The person hired for this position in the 3M Personal Safety Division (PSD) will be responsible for the activities associated with certification of Hearing and Protective Communication Personal Protective Equipment. You will work as part of a global international team. Primary responsibilities include:

• Identifying the regulatory product certification requirements for hearing protection and protective communications products.
• Preparing, maintaining and submitting regulatory documentation for product certification schemes applicable to PSD’s product portfolio in division and corporate systems.
• Actively working with appropriate test labs, notified bodies, and agencies to submit products for certification, accelerate the registration process, and arrange manufacturing site audits as required to ensure conformance of products.
• Collaborating with business portfolio leader(s), application engineers, quality, manufacturing and other cross functional roles to provide regulatory/compliance input into PSD new product projects. Execution of the regulatory plan to enable product commercialization.
• Engaging with regulatory authorities, notified bodies, or agencies with any post-market follow-up activities or issues.
• Identify and execute operational efficiency projects.
• Performing routine regulatory tasks for new and existing products.
• Keeping abreast of changes in all applicable standards and regulations/directives.

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)
• Five (5) years of regulatory experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Bachelor’s degree in an occupational health and safety, scientific, electronics or engineering discipline.
• Experience in electrical safety, intrinsic safety, RF
• Knowledge of hearing protection standards
• Experience with PPE in a regulatory or related role in a private, public, government or military environment
• Working experience in multinational companies
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to build internal and external networks and communicate effectively
• Project management experience
• Self-starter who can effectively work in a fast-paced environment, with an appropriate sense of urgency
• English communication in speaking and writing

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 or Indianapolis, IN.

Travel:

May include up to 5% 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.

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.

Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $145,676 - $178,049, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

• 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/

All 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.