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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

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 diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

"At 3M, thanks to our culture where people feel like they belong, can grow and are appreciated, we are more than the sum of our parts. Our different perspectives and experiences help us solve some of the world's toughest challenges together." - Zoe Dickson, executive vice president and chief Human Resources officer at 3M

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role
The person hired for the position of Lean Six Sigma Black Belt will use tools and methodologies to enhance our business and financial performance by systematically responding to customer needs, improving portfolio mix, growing market share, impacting pricing policies, and other important business levers to drive growth and overall operational excellence. Black belts will lead and collaborate on high visibility business projects.

As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading and supporting projects that have high impact on business results
• Directly supporting MBB's culture change activities
• Consistently seeking, sharing, and implementing best practices
• Teaching, mentoring and coaching Green Belts to optimize functioning of Lean Six Sigma teams
• Looking for applicability of tools and methods to areas outside of current focus
• Lead the hopper process in support of Process Owners and Champions
• Communicating progress to Champions, Leadership Teams, and Master Black Belts
• Establishing control plans and monitoring appropriate metrics to validate project results are achieved, track improvements, and sustain gains
• Influencing the organization cross-functionally and leading management of change activities

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) from an accredited institution

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

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• High Potential Code in your current or recent Employee Performance Review
• Prior experience participating in Green Belt Projects and/or Green Belt Certification
• Demonstration of Cultural Elements
• Effective facilitation, communication and teaching skills

The job grade for this position will be aligned with the successful candidate's current job grade. The job grade range for this role is JG 10-14. Candidates that are below the job grade minimum are welcome to apply and will be assessed for potential promotion into the role should they be selected.

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic

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.

Resources for You

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers.

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M's business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M is an equal opportunity employer. 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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