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Manufacturing Supervisor* (7 days on 7 days off Rotating Days/Midnights) - Cottage Grove, MN
3M Company · 🇺🇸 US, Minnesota, Cottage Grove
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
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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Sponsor Radar — 3M Company
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: Manufacturing Supervisor* (7 days on 7 days off Rotating Days/Midnights) - Cottage Grove, MN 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 As a Production Supervisor at the Cottage Grove, 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: • Guiding activities and personnel in order to achieve the safe handling and disposal of hazardous waste in an environmentally conscious and productive manner. Cultivating and leading a team by encouraging and implementing cross training activities, cooperation, innovation, flexibility and teamwork. Scheduling work priorities consistent with engineering directives, coordinating maintenance activities, allocating work assignments, communicating expectations and monitoring workflow. Providing coaching and feedback to employees and utilizing corrective action to resolve conflict and inappropriate behaviors. • Training employees on all aspects of the Cottage Grove operations and processes. Providing employees with proper tools, equipment and information including any changes that may affect their work. Ensuring a safe work environment by reviewing production processes, OSHA requirements, and recognizing and resolving safety-related problems. Ensuring employees receive training as specified and maintaining certification and training requirements. Providing effective communication to employees through crew meetings, electronic mail, and 1:1 coaching session. Completing housekeeping audits and job safety analysis on a regular basis. • Utilizing available resources to resolve process, maintenance, equipment and/or related technical problems. Monitoring and remediating process equipment downtime while maintaining safe operating limits. Analyzing and interpreting statistical data and charts to identify trends and determine improvement plans. Communicating and following-up on safety, productivity, quality, and maintenance concerns with appropriate staff. Generating work requests and entering incident reports in accordance with established procedures. • Implementing advanced working knowledge and interpretation of corporate and site policies and procedures. Ensuring shift administrative activities such as time reporting, attendance control, vacation planning, overtime, etc. are properly implemented and documented. Participating in assigned team functions and projects. Understanding of DOT and Hazardous Material Regulations. • Being an active member and participating in site Emergency E-squad activities. • This position requires working on a rotating shift (nights/weekends/holidays)—further details to be provided 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 and a minimum of two (2) years of combined experience working in a manufacturing or production environment in a private, public, government or military setting. OR • High School diploma/GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution