Reliability Engineer*

About the role

The Plant Engineering Reliability Engineer position offers an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government, or military experience to a 3M career. This role is part of the plant engineering/maintenance team dedicated to ensuring all assets perform at the highest level of performance.

Responsibilities

• Outline a comprehensive and analytical approach to predict, prevent, eliminate or reduce equipment failures through application of current reliability techniques.
• Design and implement reliability improvement standards, on-going training and education, and equipment modifications in order to achieve world-class maintenance reliability.
• Manage and report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) detailing the results of the reliability programs activities.
• Provide leadership support for Maintenance Conscious Engineering strategies.
• Perform & document equipment criticality analysis in support of an effective critical spares strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Science or Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) combined years of experience in 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:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Electrical/Control Engineering or Electro/Mechanical Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings
• Ability to communicate, both written and oral, technical information to a diverse audience
• Professional reliability credentials such as: Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional or Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician
• Experience with reliability analysis, predictive (PdM), and preventative maintenance (PM)
• A high level of understanding and ability to use analytical tools and troubleshooting

Skills

• Ability to communicate, both written and oral, technical information to a diverse audience
• Professional reliability credentials such as: Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional or Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician
• Experience with reliability analysis, predictive (PdM), and preventative maintenance (PM)
• A high level of understanding and ability to use analytical tools and troubleshooting

Benefits

Details on benefits are available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $124,127 - $151,710, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

Schedule

On-site at Cottage Grove, MN. May include up to 5% domestic/international travel.

Qualifications

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

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Science or Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) combined years of experience in 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:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Electrical/Control Engineering or Electro/Mechanical Engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings
• Ability to communicate, both written and oral, technical information to a diverse audience
• Professional reliability credentials such as: Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional or Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician
• Experience with reliability analysis, predictive (PdM), and preventative maintenance (PM)
• A high level of understanding and ability to use analytical tools and troubleshooting