Quality Manager*

3M Vietnam; Minnesota; Vor Ort; USD 188.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation assistance may be available

Travel up to 15%

On-site at 3M Center Maplewood MN

Zusammenfassung

3M seeks a Quality Manager to lead quality assurance, product quality control, and customer issue management at the Maplewood, MN site. You will supervise the quality team, set priorities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires a bachelor's degree, 5+ years in quality/manufacturing, 2+ years in leadership, and familiarity with ISO 9001; travel up to 15%, on-site work four days a week, relocation may be authorized.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or higher completed and verified prior to start.
• Five years of combined quality and/or manufacturing experience.
• Two years in a Quality or Manufacturing leadership position.

Aufgaben

• Set medium- to long-term strategic direction with leadership.
• Define guidelines for QA, QC, and customer management.
• Initiate projects to improve efficiency and competitiveness.
• Provide direct supervision, performance management, and coaching.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external quality regulations.
• Manage one or more quality areas including QA/QC and customer issues.
• Allocate resources, set priorities, and own results.
• Communicate with managers, leaders, and customers.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (ISO 9001 etc.).

Kenntnisse

Bachelor's degree or higher

Quality/manufacturing experience

Quality leadership

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or higher

Jobbeschreibung

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.

Job Description

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

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. In this role, you will make an impact by:

• Consulting with the leadership team to set medium- to long-term strategic direction and operating plans for a medium to large complex market/product line.
• Interpreting industry trends, customer requirements, and business objectives to define guidelines and methods for multiple disciplines within the Quality function, such as quality assurance, product quality control, incoming quality control, and customer management.
• Initiating and approving projects to continuously improve efficiency and competitiveness.
• Having direct responsibility for functional strategic planning
• Managing one or more quality areas such as quality assurance, product quality control, incoming quality control, customer issue management, and related areas.
• Determining priorities and timetables, assigning resources and tasks, and being accountable for the activities and results of the functional area.
• Providing direct supervision to the team, including objective setting, performance management, motivation, training, and coaching.
• Resolving issues and conflicts related to direct reports.
• Creating solutions for complex and multi-faceted problems requiring ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and strong analytical skills.
• Applying thorough understanding of operating unit policies and practices, as well as different techniques and practices, to achieve desired results.
• Having significant business impact due to the scope of responsibility, complexity, and growth potential of the business.
• Influencing cross-functionally to collaborate toward common goals.
• Communicating with managers, functional leaders, area/business leaders, direct subordinates, and key external customers.
• Sharing vision and demonstrating company values.
• Providing expert-level Quality functional leadership, guidance, and direction to the team on the Quality Body of Knowledge for products within scope.
• Identifying and leading improvement opportunities to proactively ensure compliance with applicable internal, domestic, and international quality regulations.
• Maintaining effective Quality Metric performance and defining and executing activities to

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 combined quality and/or manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Two (2) years of experience in a Quality or Manufacturing leadership position, either through direct supervision or technical team lead responsibilities.

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

• Experience working with ISO 9001:2015
• Knowledge of NIOSH Respiratory standards
• Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience with championing and/or deploying quality continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. MSA, SPC, FMEA, PPU)

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 15% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: 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 $188,251 - $230,084, 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/.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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