Leading, coaching, and developing employees through strong floor presence, clear expectations, timely feedback, recognition, and a focus on employee development that leverages individual strengths, talents, and passions while building problem-solving capabilities and ownership for continuous improvement at all levels of the organization.
Supervising and providing technical guidance to Plant Engineering personnel performing maintenance on machines, systems, and facilities to improve equipment reliability, eliminate chronic equipment losses, and maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
Shifting maintenance practices from reactive response to proactive and predictive strategies by using root cause analysis, precision maintenance best practices, maintenance history, and cross-functional input to identify and eliminate the systemic causes of recurring failures, reduce downtime, improve asset performance, and ensure problems are permanently improved rather than repeatedly repaired.
Building future-ready team capabilities in areas such as technical skills, CMMS utilization, reliability practices, data-driven decision-making, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement, while fostering a culture that challenges the status quo and seeks sustainable improvements over temporary fixes.
Scheduling, assigning, and directing maintenance work while monitoring progress, confirming proper procedures, evaluating quality of work, and supporting structured problem-solving that drives corrective, preventive, and improvement actions.
Supporting Plant Engineering priorities and site initiatives, which may include oversight of support functions such as custodial, buildings and grounds, stockroom, specialty maintenance parts procurement, alternative shift coverage, on-call support, and flexible schedules to support 24/7 operations while identifying opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and operational excellence across the site.
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 start) from an accredited institution and a minimum of seven (7) years of manufacturing maintenance experience in a private, public, government or military environment
OR
Associate's degree (completed and verified prior to start) and a minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing maintenance experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Work location: Knoxville, Iowa
Travel: May include up to 10% 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.
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 11/03/2026 To 12/03/2026 Or until filled
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