Manufacturing Engineer: Lean, Six Sigma & 24/7 Ops

3M Company; Nevada; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

3M Company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Nevada, MO to drive cost, yield, and quality improvements across manufacturing operations. The role emphasizes Lean, Six Sigma, and value stream methodologies while coordinating with plant and division teams to implement changes.

Responsibilities include leading change management, addressing customer complaints with corrective actions, performing capability assessments, and maintaining process documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering.
• Experience on quality improvement and cost reduction projects.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using statistical tools in problem solving.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing cost, product yield, and quality improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Stream methodologies.
• Lead local management of change projects with focus on communication, risk evaluation, and execution of process and product changes.
• Support rapid resolution of customer complaints; including timely response, and implementation and communication of corrective actions.
• Perform capability assessments for new opportunities.
• Create and maintain product/process documentation, including product/process specifications and test methods.
• Work with plant, division, and other internal and external resources as needed to accomplish objectives.
• Ability to cover nights, weekends, and holidays, as necessary, to support 24 hour/7 days a week, 365 days a year continuous manufacturing.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Value Stream

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in science/engineering

Tools

Statistical tools

Job description

3M Company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Nevada, MO to drive cost, yield, and quality improvements across manufacturing operations. The role emphasizes Lean, Six Sigma, and value stream methodologies while coordinating with plant and division teams to implement changes.

Responsibilities include leading change management, addressing customer complaints with corrective actions, performing capability assessments, and maintaining process documentation.