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Continuous Improvement Leader
3M Company · 🇺🇸 US, Wisconsin, Prairie Du Chien
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship unlikely
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- 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.
- Existing work authorization requiredFrom the posting’s own wording.
- 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: Continuous Improvement Leader 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 Continuous Improvement Leader, 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: • Works with site leadership team to set short-term strategic direction and operating plans for assigned area of responsibility and defines guidelines/methods. • Responsible for development site CI strategy for Continuous improvement. Will have direct responsibility and work with site leader for strategic planning and establishing improvement objectives. • Complex problem solving requiring in-depth interpretation, analysis and improvement approaches. Improvement expertise/experience should encompass production, materials, transactional, warehouse, supply chain, Materials Resource Planning (MRP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Portfolio and/or information flows. Ability to link process, execution and master data failure modes with projects to drive operational improvements that drive financial performance. • Responsible for site/organization level goals, objectives, strategy and performance. • Driving financial improvement across the site/organization • Collaborates with front-line employees, support teams, department/function, supervisors/managers and operations leaders to determine goals, direction, and approaches for improvement. • Responsible for working with site/ organization leadership team to determine approach and strategy for achieving operational and financial objectives. • Teaching, mentoring and developing others (e.g. peers, supervisors, managers) in their ability to establish Continuous • Improvement as a primary mechanism to improving financial and operational performance in their work centers, departments or areas. • Use CI Dashboard to manage, maintain and communicate CI impact/performance to leadership at all levels. 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) • Five (5) years of experience in plant and/or operations leadership in a private, public, government or military environment • Three (3) years of experience in developing and leading kaizen events in a private, public, government or military environment Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: • Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization • Ability to develop and execute strategic plans • Ten (10) years of experience in plant operations, engineering, and/or maintenance functions • Strength in leading and managing culture change • Advanced data analysis and Microsoft Excel skills • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt experience or certification • Coaching and teaching skills. • Lean Manufacturing experience. • Demonstrated results using continuous improvement methodologies. Work location: On-site Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin Travel: May include up to 10% domestic travel Relocation Assistance: May be authorized Must be legally authorized to work in country of employ