Reliability Engineer*

Job Description:

Job Title

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 Reliability 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:

• Leading reliability improvement projects for critical equipment, processes, or systems.
• Applying reliability tools such as root cause analysis, failure mode and effects analysis, reliability-centered maintenance, risk assessment, and statistical analysis.
• Driving reduction of unplanned downtime, repeat failures, maintenance costs, and operational losses.
• Developing and implementing reliability strategies for assets, equipment, or production systems.
• Supporting startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and stabilization of equipment or processes.

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 in Engineering or Science discipline (completed and verified prior to start). and Six (6) years of maintenance, engineering, manufacturing and/or plant engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment

OR

• Associates Degree or higher discipline (completed and verified prior to start) and Eight (8) years of maintenance, engineering, manufacturing and/or plant engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Master's degree in Reliability and Statistical Engineering from an accredited institution
• Certified Reliability Engineer (ASQ), Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (SMRP)
• Seven (7) years of experience as a Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor, Process Engineer, or Reliability Engineer with a proven history of reducing downtime in a private, public, government or military environment
• Skills include knowledge and application of Root cause analysis and corrective action methods, Failure mode and effects analysis, Reliability-centered maintenance, Preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, Condition monitoring technologies, Equipment criticality analysis, Maintenance optimization, Asset lifecycle management, Statistical analysis of reliability or maintenance data, Engineering design and maintainability principles, Manufacturing process troubleshooting, Safety, health, environmental, and quality requirements, and Project management and financial analysis.

Work location:

• Springfield, MO

Travel: May include up to 20% domestic

Relocation: 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.