Job Location : Cottage Grove,MN, USA
Job Description:
Job Title
Process Engineer - Cottage Grove
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.
Our 3M Cottage Grove Site includes 625 colleagues and manufactures value added products including abrasives, semiconductor pad conditioners, specialty chemicals, glass bubbles, automotive nonwoven webs, and film.
This position will work primarily in the Advanced Materials Division supporting production operations for 3M Glass Bubbles.
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
As a Process Engineer in Cottage Grove, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
Leading continuous improvement teams and product and process understanding (PPU) efforts to improve safety, cycle time, uptime, yield, service, cost, and raise the bar for process capability on manufacturing equipment
Efficiently troubleshoot product and process performance issues, performing root cause analysis and applying systemic problem-solving skills and robust solutions
Providing technical support to production and plant engineering resources to improve stability and reliability metrics
Being responsible for strong leadership in driving EHS&R alignment, with the support of the plant safety organization related to the products, RM's and process equipment.
Leading site and division management of change processes
Leading and participating on site and division new product introductions
Leading and participating on capital equipment projects
Creating and maintaining standard operating procedures, work instructions and test methods
Proactively communicating at all levels of the organization to drive direction and positive change
Supporting a dynamic 24x7 operation through a willingness to be on-call
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 in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
Three (3) years of engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Three (3) years of product, process or manufacturing engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
Excellent mechanical, chemical and/or electrical aptitude and problem-solving skills; practical and hands-on, with analytical comprehension and data driven decision making
Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Analysis Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Control Plans
Ability to work both independently and in cross-functional teams from multiple locations and divisions
Ability to navigate through ambiguity and change
Work location:
Travel: May include up to 5%
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.
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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.
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $122,292 - $149,468, 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:
Good Faith Posting Date Range 08/13/2025 To 09/12/2025 Or until filled
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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
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