Manufacturing Supervisor

Job Title

Manufacturing Supervisor - Nights (Tonawanda, NY)

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.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role:

As a Manufacturing Supervisor, 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:

• Promoting a safe and sustainable working environment through modeling safe behaviors as well as recognizing and resolving safety related problems.

• Establishing priorities and allocating work assignments in order to meet specific daily production requirements using lean management processes to meet customer expectations.

• Monitoring production rates, yields, and quality of products routinely, communicating results to employees and leveraging continuous improvement tools to improve scheduling, quality, and efficiency.

• Leading, coaching and developing employees through direct supervisor, floor presence, monitoring and coaching of production employees, providing recognition, overseeing training completion, policy administration and participating in hiring processes. May include contingent workers.

• Representing plant leadership team through supporting initiatives across the plant, including but not limited to supervision coverage for alternative shifts, being on-call and servicing as a primary plant management representative.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or higher (completed and verified prior to the start) AND seven (7) years of supervisory experience in one or more of the following areas: Manufacturing, Quality, and/or Supply Chain in a private, public, government or military environment.

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a Science or Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to the start) from an accredited institution AND two (2) years of supervisory experience in one or more of the following areas: Manufacturing, Quality, and/or Supply Chain in a private, public, government or military environment.

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

• Previous supervision experience

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

• MS Office proficiency

• Bachelor's Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

• Experience leading daily tier management process, leading improvement projects (kaizens), and participation in Six Sigma Green Belt projects

This position will fill the vacancy for a 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM (Overnight) shift with rotating days off.

Work location: Tonawanda, NY

Travel: May include up to 5% of domestic

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).

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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