Senior Manufacturing Engineer*

USA 3M Company; Valley (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Paid Absences

Retirement Benefits

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

3M is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Valley, NE to collaborate with production and maintenance teams to drive improvements in safety, quality, service, and productivity. You will lead initiatives from planning through completion, including addressing downtime, capital projects, and process changes.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in a manufacturing STEM field and at least two years in product/process/quality/manufacturing engineering, with experience in robotics, PLCs,

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related manufacturing STEM field, completed before start.
• Two years of experience in Product, Process, Quality, and/or Manufacturing Engineering in private/public/government/military environment.
• Experience with robots, vision systems, and PLC programming; knowledge of lean manufacturing and capital project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement improvements for safety, quality, service, and productivity.
• Troubleshoot equipment downtime with production and maintenance teams.
• Identify opportunities requiring capital expenditure and manage projects to completion.
• Participate in EHS activities, change management, and OEE analysis.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and use project management tools to communicate goals and timelines.
• Perform root cause analysis and apply problem-solving skills.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering/Physics/Chemistry

Tools

Robotics

PLC programming

Vision systems

Injection molding

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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.

Impact You’ll Make in this Role

• Develop and implement improvements related to safety, quality, service, and productivity
• Work closely with production and maintenance teams to perform troubleshooting activities and resolve equipment/downtime issues
• Identify improvement opportunities requiring capital expenditure; establish justification and manage projects to completion
• Actively participate in the day-to-day operations, EHS activities, MOC process change management, OEE analysis, and resolution of gaps in performance
• Initiate and lead Continuous Improvement projects. Use project management tools to convey objectives, timelines, obstacles, and next steps
• Effectively troubleshoot defects and variation, perform root cause analysis, and apply problem solving skills
• Develop process standards and other documentation supporting the operation

Skills and Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or other manufacturing STEM degree (completed and verified prior to start).
• Two (2) years of experience in Product, Process, Quality, and/or Manufacturing Engineering in a private, public, government or military environment (internships included).
• Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
  • Experience in a Manufacturing Engineer role (specifically with process equipment).
  • Experience leading multi-functional teams through complex projects from planning to completion.
  • Knowledge of robots, camera/scanner vision systems, and PLC programming.
  • Experience with injection molding or other additive manufacturing.
  • Experience developing and managing capital budgets and project completion within time and cost projections.
  • Proficiency in the use of statistical tools and data analysis in problem solving.
  • Experience in applying lean manufacturing concepts and methodologies to manufacturing.

Location & Travel

• Work location: Valley, NE
• On-Site Travel: May include up to 10%
• 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.

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits

Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

Good Faith Posting Date Range 11/11/2026 To 12/11/2026 Or until filled 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.

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