General Supervisor

Job Title

Warehouse Operations General Supervisor

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 Warehousing and Supply Chain expert, provide consulting expertise to US/INTL divisions and Business management. Manage professional and support level employees within specific disciplines such as operational planning, supply planning, warehousing, transportation, inventory/materials control, import/export, productivity improvements.  Support our customers in the manufacturing plants, R&D and the DCs to ensure they have the appropriate materials, equipment and resources to successfully manage their operations.

As a Warehouse Operations General 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:

• Ensuring all EHS practices and procedures are followed to drive a very high level of awareness and importance in every employee on site
• Monitor and direct associates to ensure product is received, stored and shipped according to standard operating procedures and compliance
• Constantly monitor workflow and direct associates to ensure safety, productivity and quality standards are met
• Assist in the development of annual operational budgets for site operations. Participate in development of annual forecast and drive operational cost and productivity improvements
• Establishes and monitor operational performance on a daily and weekly basis. Work with operational supervisors to implement action plans to correct operational deficiencies as required
• Work with 3M Corporate Transportation and Distribution Operations group to ensure carrier performance and operational improvement initiatives
• Willingness to be on-call

This position requires driving a company vehicle, which will require pre-employment and ongoing review of motor vehicle history for candidates who are offered and hired for this position

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)
• Five (5) combined years experience in manufacturing, warehouse operations or distribution operations in a private, public, government, or military environment
• Current, valid Driver’s License.

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

• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt trained and certified
• Minimum of five (5) years distribution center or warehouse experience
• Skills including budget management, operational KPI monitoring and control
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and/or data mining skills
• Demonstrated coaching, interpersonal communication, and team leadership skills
• History of successfully applying business knowledge to support business needs and goals. Initiates, leads, and implements the process of distribution operations problem identification and resolution
• Experience working within a union environment under a collective bargaining agreement
• Strong systems background, including ERP/SAP/EWM
• Willingness to obtain knowledge of applicable software
• Self-motivated in ambiguous and autonomous role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Assertive, organized, and detail oriented
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Experience in supplier management negotiation skills

Work location:

• This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least five days a week at the St. Paul Warehouse in St. Paul, MN.

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic.

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.

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.

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.

Chat with Max

For assistance with searching through our current job openings or for more information about all things 3M, visit Max, our virtual recruiting assistant on 3M.com/careers.