Manufacturing Senior Supervisor (Tonawanda, NY)

Job Description

Manufacturing Senior Supervisor (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

• Creating a world class safety culture.
• Utilizing the Enterprise Excellence Principles.
• Leading employees through a culture of respectful behaviors creating teamwork.
• Determining staffing and prioritization to ensure service to customers.
• Implementing the LEAN execution model and supporting organizational transition in which employees are problem solvers.
• Having a continuous improvement mindset with a heavy focus on safety, productivity, and employee relations.
• Engaging your team to align to the strategic plan.
• Available to respond to operational issue seven days/week, twenty-four hours/day.

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 and Ten (10) years of manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
• OR Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) and five (5) years of direct supervisory 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 or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Demonstrated track record of delivering results in a cross-functional environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication Skills (oral, written and presentation)
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing Manufacturing Supervisors as well as peers and ability to influence higher levels of the organization.
• Experience leading complex improvement projects in manufacturing.
• Experience leading teams in a union facility.
• Skills include leadership, understanding and driving culture change and impact on results.

Work location: Onsite, Tonawanda, NY

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.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:

The expected compensation range for this position is $145,676 - $178,049, 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:

Good Faith Posting Date Range 11/09/2026 To 12/09/2026 Or until filled

All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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