Quality Systems and Continuous Improvement Engineer (Tonawanda, NY)

Job Description :

Quality Systems and Continuous Improvement Engineer (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 Quality Systems and Continuous Improvement Engineer, 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 :

Driving existing product quality enhancement through use of continuous improvement methods and tools, such as : Six Sigma, Product and Process Understanding (PPU), Design of Experiments (DOE), Customer Quality Index (CQI) and Quality at the Source

Serve as primary plant continuous improvement subject matter expert and be involved in the design and sustainment of plant systems

Supporting and interacting with customers and suppliers through complaint investigations, resolution, and trending

Ensuring the commercialized product design intent and product integrity is retained as materials, processes, methods, and specifications change

Troubleshooting, investigating, and analyzing for non-conforming product testing and disposition

Providing Quality Engineering support for global product launches and change management projects

Establishing and cultivating a network of support (EHS, laboratory, quality, plant engineering, business supply chain, engineering, etc..) to facilitate completion of assignments and performance of assigned areas.

Enhance plant PPU in cellulose manufacturing to improve and sustain production of high-quality products

Managing documentation systems to include work instructions, process standards, technical documents, test methods etc.

Serve as a coach / mentor for technical resources and be willing to be on call to support 24 / 7 manufacturing operations

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 (completed and verified prior to start)

Three (3) years of professional experience as a process / manufacturing / lean engineer, or quality engineer in a private, public, government or military environment

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

Experience in a chemical, textile, paper or similar manufacturing environment

Ability to understand and interpret analytical chemical test results

Experience with statistical analysis of process data and establishing process / product control standards

Familiarity with change management processes

Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and strong influencing skills for working in dynamic plant environment

Professional certification, such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) through American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Experience working with established quality standards, such as ISO 9001

Experience leading or actively participating in Quality Audits

Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, tier systems and / or layered process audits

Experience leading kaizen activity

Work location : Tonawanda, NY

Travel : May include up to 10% domestic / international

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.