Senior Operations Leader — Lean, CI & Strategy

3M Company; New Ulm (MN); On-site; USD 222,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Up to 10% travel

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

3M Company in New Ulm, MN is seeking a New Ulm Operations Sr. Manager to lead plant-wide strategic execution, budget development, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will guide lean projects, supervise teams, and align divisions to deliver customer-first performance.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, budget ownership, and strong leadership across manufacturing and engineering teams, with travel and relocation support as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree completed and verified prior to start.
• Eight combined years of manufacturing, engineering, quality, and/or EHS experience.
• Five years of direct supervision experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with plant personnel to set short- and long-term strategic plans and operating plans.
• Drive Customer First initiatives with Manufacturing Engineering Managers and Product Divisions to improve service, quality, and cost.
• Develop, establish, and maintain annual operating budgets.
• Direct and facilitate Lean, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement teams.
• Communicate priorities, expectations and results to employees within the focus factory.
• Provide direction and supervision of direct reports using principled leadership.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Budgeting

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Technical bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Job description

3M Company in New Ulm, MN is seeking a New Ulm Operations Sr. Manager to lead plant-wide strategic execution, budget development, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will guide lean projects, supervise teams, and align divisions to deliver customer-first performance.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, budget ownership, and strong leadership across manufacturing and engineering teams, with travel and relocation support as needed.