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3M Clarkston Plant Manager

3M · Georgia

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Base pay
$222k–$271k
Travel
15%
Degree
Required
Industry
Industrial
Posted
Today

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at 3M (industrial) in Georgia. With a variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

They ask for
degree required
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma
Base pay
$222k–$271k
Day to day
about 15% travel · relocation help

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Georgia: typical posted base $120k–$147k. This one lists $222k–$271k.

Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 16 production engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Georgia plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 15 other live production postings in Georgia.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 50%
  • Root cause 31%
  • ✓ New product launch 25%
  • EHS / safety 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

At a glance

Relocation help

Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.

How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at 3M

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • The posting says about 15% travel. Between which sites?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

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The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Plant Manager 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 a team of employees dedicated to making products to enhance and improve lives for people around the world
  • ◆Overseeing plant environment, health, safety, and security practices that respect our environment, meet

requirements

established by regulatory bodies, protect our employees, and align with company expectations.

  • ✓Leading operational excellence through conscientious management and decisive actions in environment, health, safety, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, cost, and employee relations.
  • ✓Accelerating value creation for our customers through responsive end-to-end supply chain performance and prompt resolution to customer inquiries
  • ✓Developing manufacturing strategies for a high-performance workforce, capital equipment planning, technology advancement, and employee and leadership development.
  • ✓Championing inclusive programs that create a great place to work for all our employees

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
  • ✓Ten (10) years of experience in a private, public, government, or military environment in one or more of the following areas: quality, product/process/project engineering, or manufacturing.
  • ✓Five (5) years of combined experience in management role in a manufacturing setting in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional

that could help you succeed even further in this role include

  • ◆Plant Manager (or equivalent) experience in a complex (e.g. size, NPI) organization
  • ◆Demonstrated strong leadership ability and history of leading high-performance teams
  • ◆Experience and certification with Lean Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing methodologies
  • ◆Experience in operational excellence, lean implementation, and financial accounting

Responsibilities

of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.

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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Job Description

Job Title

Plant Manager-Clarkston, GA

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 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 environments to a 3M career.

Work location

  • •Clarkston, GA

Travel: May include up to 15% 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).

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