Manufacturing Engineer

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Job Description:

Manufacturing Engineer (m/f/x)

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Manufacturing Engineer at our state of the art manufacturing facility in Skelmersdale, UK 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:

• Providing full support to production processes and assist with the development, testing and introduction of new products.

• Developing and implement significant improvements in department wide processes, procedures and systems.

• Improving the overall reliability and performance of plant, personnel and production equipment and processes.

• Carrying out feasibility studies for new technical innovations, testing installations and systems, analysing data.

• Helping with installation and commissioning of new equipment and processes.

• Maintaining and develop the delivery of finished products in line with cost, quality and production schedule requirements.

• Implementing standard operating procedures across all areas of responsibility.

• Health and Safety awareness will be amongst your main priorities, and Health and Safety guidelines should be actively adhered to and promoted.

• Communicating, liaising and negotiating internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.

• Developing strong relationships with plant management functions.  In addition you will foster and develop excellent relationships with key business stakeholders.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/Apprenticeship degree or higher from an accredited institution in an Engineering discipline

• Significant hands-on experience in a manual and automated assembly manufacturing environment

• Experience of lean manufacturing techniques and six sigma

• Experience of manual and automated assembly processes, and has a proven track record of process capability and OEE  improvement

• Experience in project management

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Versatile and a self-starter able to work without supervision

Additional knowledge / nice-to-have skills / preferred qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Familiarity with line balancing and ideally demonstrate practical knowledge and application of Lean/Six Sigma mythologies

• Six Sigma / Lean experience, ideally Green Belt or higher

• Project management

Job specifics:

• Location: Skelmersdale, UK

• Office based

• Working pattern: full time, Mon - Fri - standard days

Does this opportunity and our innovative 3M culture align with your career aspirations? 

If so, we encourage you to apply and embark on a journey of creativity and growth with us.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Resources for You

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. If you have further questions please reach out to Max (our AI Virtual Assistant) via our Career Page.

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