Graduate Data Analytics Engineer Atherstone 2023

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.

“3M is making incredible impact in communities around the globe. As the leader of 3M’s global community engagement, I am incredibly proud to say that you will be working alongside 3Mers, community partners and customers who are extremely committed to making positive and equitable change.” – Michael Stroik, vice president of community relations

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Graduate Data Analytics Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world, through our Global optimized operations programme.

The primary purpose is to ensure the manufacturing plant and business deliver against their annual strategic target in the fields of cost, cash, growth, service, quality and safety. Our widely spread and innovative product technology base provides interesting and varied manufacturing challenges that stimulate our world-renowned culture of innovation and creativity.

3M has achieved regional & global recognition for its achievements in manufacturing efficiency, service & environmental awareness as well as its ability to develop & scale-up new products utilising new technologies. 

The role of a Data Analytics Engineer at 3M will offer an incredible level of variety and our Graduate Engineers are expected to develop and implement practical, effective improvements to the day-to-day challenges faced. Working as part of a highly focused and driven teams of engineers, the projects will include topics such as:

• Integration of Manufacturing and Business data systems.
• Enable access to real time process and product understanding for users
• Leading and contributing to key transformational programs such as Industry 4.0
• Evolution of area and site metrics
• Data acquisition,
• Data analysis,
• Ensuring key stakeholders have access to data through reporting and integration into Lean methodology
• Support Technology Implementation plans for connected manufacturing.

The use of this Data and its analysis will be used to help drive:

• Future vision and implementation of how sites data systems (Process and production) will evolve
• Waste reduction and quality improvements
• Line optimisation
• Process / productivity improvements
• New product introduction
• Improvements through supply chain organisation from customer orders to finished goods.

Example projects that you would typically be involved in:

• Further developing site metrics and measures – Standardising the approach between departments. Making accurate data available and relevant to the people who need it across the whole supply chain organisation.
• Process / Product improvement – working as part of a team to use data to help us drive the right decisions using Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Further developing our machine data acquisition – working with Instrumentation and control engineering to further develop systems that allow us real-time process information that we can use to optimise our manufacturing processes and products
• Lean Projects – Model processes to optimise machine changeovers, manufacturing floor space, customer order patterns and raw material requirements etc.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To be effective in this role, you will need to develop the skills to become a high performing engineer and 3M will support you in doing so. You’ll become knowledgeable about our developing technologies, the quality systems that surround our manufacturing processes and learn to work with people at all levels of the organisation - from the machine operators to the senior managers. You will be part of a graduate training programme involving at least 20 days of classroom training alongside other graduates. The training includes Lean Six Sigma methods and tools which you will then use to analyse and improve the processes in your area of responsibility –if there isn’t data to analyse; you will have the autonomy to explore how to generate this vital data.

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

• Good engineering/technical knowledge from an engineering degree completed within the last 3 years.
• Competent PC user with experience of data handling and processing
• Ability to work at all levels and across multiple departments within the organisation
• Highly motivated with the drive & energy to lead and influence change
• Good team player able to work well with & influence others
• Pro-active self-starter with strong project management skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
• Strong Communication skills

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

• Experience with Savigent workflow, Historian, Power Bi, Digital Visualisation, Analytics desired but not essential
• Knowledge of vision/inspection systems, web development, data pipelines, cloud tools and network security desired but not essential.
• SQL basics desired but not essential
• Some experience with Statistics
• Previous experience within a manufacturing environment is desired but not essential
• Good problem solver

Travel: 5 to 10% expected in first year for training

Role Location: Atherstone

Please note the cost of hotel accommodation is covered for the first 28 days of your employment whilst you seek your own accommodation.

Key Benefits Include:

• 25 days paid annual holiday, rising to 30 days with service, plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory SMART Stakeholder Pension Scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme 4 x salary
• General Employee Stock Purchase Plan providing the opportunity to purchase 3M stock at discounted rates
• Discount on 3M products
• Employee discount scheme providing preferential rates across major UK retailers and service providers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• FlexAbility - empowers employees to adjust when and where they work – in ways that reflect individual roles, personal circumstances, and help to drive business outcomes and work-life balance

Employment Statement

At 3M, diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people!

As an equal opportunity employer, 3M will not discriminate against any applicant.

If you want to discover more about D&I at 3M, please visit http://go.3M.com/4i9C

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.