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Manufacturing Technology Specialist - Material Handling & Warehouse Automation*
3M Company · 🇺🇸 US, Minnesota, Maplewood
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 17 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 17 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description: Job Title Manufacturing Technology Specialist - Material Handling & Warehouse Automation 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 The Manufacturing Technology Specialist – Material Handling & Warehouse Automation is responsible for identifying opportunities, developing solutions, and implementing material handling and warehouse automation across 3M manufacturing sites and distribution centers. This role focuses on opportunity development, solution design, project execution, supplier integration, and site deployment to improve material flow, productivity, safety, and operational reliability. Working within the Engineering organization, this role partners with site operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, supply chain, IT/OT, external suppliers, and other cross-functional teams to translate business needs and operational challenges into practical, scalable, and sustainable automation solutions. The position supports the full project lifecycle, from opportunity identification and current-state assessment through solution development, business case evaluation, supplier selection, project planning, installation, commissioning, startup, validation, and sustainment. A key expectation is to work hands-on with sites and suppliers, solve technical and implementation challenges, remove barriers, and drive projects to successful completion. This role also provides technical guidance to cross functional teams and contributes to standards, best practices, and repeatable solutions that enable scalable deployment across 3M. 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: • Identifying and developing material handling and warehouse automation opportunities across manufacturing sites and distribution centers by assessing operational needs, pain points, material flow, and business priorities. • Assessing, simplifying, and optimizing material flow to improve throughput, reduce bottlenecks, eliminate non-value-added activities, and establish the right foundation for automation. • Developing process maps, material and labor flow analyses, simulations, capacity models, and business cases to evaluate opportunities, prioritize investments, and support project decisions. • Developing practical and scalable automation solutions using technologies such as AGVs, AMRs, AS/RS, conveyor and sortation systems, automated storage and retrieval, robotic material handling, palletizing/depalletizing, and other warehouse automation technologies. • Partnering with site teams and cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements, technical specifications, project scope, and implementation plans. • Working with automation suppliers and technology partners to evaluate technologies, develop solutions, select equipment, and support successful deployment. • Leading automation projects from concept through startup, including project planning, equipment integration, installation, testing, commissioning, and performance validation. • Partnering with IT/OT teams to support controls, equipment connectivity, data requirements, system interfaces, and integration with applicable W