Maintenance Engineer; Tonawanda, NY

Position: Maintenance Engineer (Tonawanda, NY)
Job Description:

Maintenance Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3

Mers 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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3

Mers.

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 Maintenance 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:

* Initiates, directs, and leads major technical projects in a manufacturing environment or a specific technology cluster, while maintaining an appreciation and awareness of any and all potential global effects.

* Responsible for the leadership and coordination of important manufacturing or business cross-functional teams or direct supervision of a small group of technical or non-technical individuals.

* Provides effective engineering support and solutions for a wide variety of new or existing process equipment that is used to manufacture 3M products.

* Operations & Reliability of the Solvent Recovery System.

* Operations & Reliability of the Thermal Oxidizer.

* Reliability of the site Chemical Bulk Storage facility.

* Engineering drawing development, including P&'s.

* Compliance for site PSM Mechanical Integrity.

* Systems integration.

* Machine commissioning, start up, and check-out.

* Troubleshooting.

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 in a science field (completed and verified prior to start)

* Five (5) years of engineering process, technology and/or manufacturing 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 an engineering discipline from an accredited program.

* Ten (10) years of engineering process, technology and/or manufacturing experience.

* Strong oral and written communications skills.

* Team player with the ability to contribute in a matrix environment.

Work location:

On-site, Towanda, NY

Travel:
May include up to 10% domestic/international

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.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:

The expected compensation range for this position is $141,150 - $172,517, 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 12/19/2025 To 01/18/2026 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.

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

Safety is a core value  employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Pay & Benefits Overview:

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