Quality Technician: Lab Analytics & Rotating Shifts

3M Company; Cottage Grove (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

3M in Cottage Grove, MN is seeking a Quality Technician on rotating shifts to support manufacturing and testing activities. You will work with analytical methods to assess products and raw materials, and help ensure quality throughout production.

Key responsibilities include testing and dispositioning materials, calibrating instrumentation, and reporting data to drive improvements. You will collaborate with R&D and production teams to evaluate new test methods.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) years of combined experience in a laboratory, pilot plant, or manufacturing facility in a private, public, government, or military environment
• Additional qualifications include: associate degree or higher in chemistry, physics, biology, or related fields; experience in quality control lab; chromatography/spectroscopy/titration experience; data reporting systems; Microsoft 365 familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Testing and dispositioning manufactured products as well as raw materials using a variety of analytical techniques
• Calibrating analytical instrumentation and other laboratory equipment
• Helping R&D teams by carrying out and evaluating new test methods
• Reporting quality data and collaborating with teams onsite to act on the data
• Willingness to work a rotating schedule that includes overnight shifts

Skills

Laboratory work

Quality control

Data reporting

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Chromatography equipment

Molecular spectroscopy

Titration equipment

Job description

3M in Cottage Grove, MN is seeking a Quality Technician on rotating shifts to support manufacturing and testing activities. You will work with analytical methods to assess products and raw materials, and help ensure quality throughout production.

Key responsibilities include testing and dispositioning materials, calibrating instrumentation, and reporting data to drive improvements. You will collaborate with R&D and production teams to evaluate new test methods.