Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Title

Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer (Valley, NE)

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 diversity 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.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

The person hired for this opportunity will be responsible for the management and optimization of supplier management activities for the plant and will drive quality improvements for our outsourcing locations.

As a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

Managing and initiating supplier risk assessment

working with division to determine risks, risk mitigation plans, and continual monitoring of critical plant suppliers

Managing Measurement of Supplier Performance ? conducting regular reviews of supplier quality and relationship performance, create supplier metrics/KPIs.

Supplier Quality Continual Improvement ? managing supplier impact on 3M and associated performance (lean flow, quality impact, & cost).

Performing Supplier Audits and Managing Supplier Nonconformance - addressing technical problems with suppliers, creating and managing effective supplier feedback and complaint process to driving continuous improvement.

Improving Outsourced Material Quality ? managing specifications and compliance by outsource vendors to provide safe, consistent, predictable products for our customers.

Other duties as assigned.

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)

Two (2) years of combined quality and/or manufacturing experience in a private, public, government, or military environment

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

Bachelor's degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited institution

Minimum of three (3) years combined quality and/or manufacturing experience

Minimum of one (1) year of supplier management experience

Experience deploying industry specific quality system requirements beyond ISO9001 (e.g. NIOSH, CSA, ANSI etc.)

Working knowledge of IT solutions for Quality (CFR, eMatrix, QDS, ISM, SAP, etc.)

Experience leading internal and external audit or certified internal auditor ISO9001

ASQ certification

Excellent attention to detail and process/system oriented

+ Self-motivated with proven ability to apply innovative solutions to problems

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience with TQRDC Assessments

Effective in conducting root cause analysis

Lean Six Sigma experience, leading Green Belt or Black Belt projects

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Location: Valley, NE

Travel:

May include up to 15% domestic/international

Relocation: 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 (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens. To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s). 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.

The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Company's sole election.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a sponsorship for employment visa status (e.e. H1B status).

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.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $119,076 - $145,537, 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/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 01/31/2025 To 03/02/2025 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.

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

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