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Job Title
Global Reliability Director
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 Corporate Director of Global Reliability Programs is responsible for developing, standardizing, and deploying reliability strategies across all manufacturing sites worldwide. This role ensures consistent implementation of best practices in asset integrity, preventive and predictive maintenance, and reliability-centered methodologies to maximize equipment uptime, reduce costs, and enhance safety. The position partners with regional and plant engineering and maintenance leaders, operations, and corporate leadership to drive a culture of reliability excellence and continuous improvement.
As a Global Reliability Director, 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:
Global Reliability Strategy & Governance
- Define and implement a global reliability framework, including standards, policies, and procedures for all sites.
- Establish corporate guidelines for preventive maintenance, predictive technologies, and asset management.
- Develop and maintain global reliability KPIs and reporting systems to monitor performance across regions.
- Ensure alignment of reliability programs with corporate objectives for safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.
- Responsible for establishing the current reliability landscape across all 3M sites including baseline maturity assessments, capability mapping, system usage, and performance gaps.
- Build a global reliability maturity model with audit cycles to gauge performance.
- Establish monthly global performance reviews, quarterly regional deep dives, and annual strategic refreshments.
- Establish the process for maintenance scope challenge, readiness verification, and post-event learning as required.
Program Deployment & Continuous Improvement
- Lead global rollout of reliability initiatives, including training, tools, and technology platforms.
- Drive adoption of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), root cause analysis (RCA), and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) across all sites.
- Implement advanced predictive maintenance technologies (e.g., vibration analysis, thermography, sensors) to improve asset health monitoring.
- Benchmark best practices internally and externally to continuously improve reliability performance.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Serve as the corporate subject matter expert for reliability engineering and maintenance optimization.
- Partner with site engineering and maintenance leaders to ensure consistent execution of reliability programs.
- Provide coaching and development for regional reliability leaders and site teams.
- Collaborate with EHS, Operations, and Supply Chain to integrate reliability into broader business strategies.
Capital & Asset Lifecycle Management
- Influence capital investment decisions to ensure reliability considerations are embedded in equipment design and selection.
- Develop global standards for equipment lifecycle management, including renewal planning and obsolescence strategies.
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 in engineering or related technical field (completed and verified prior to start)
- Fifteen (15) years of experience in engineering, maintenance, and reliability leadership roles, including global or multi-site responsibility in a private, public, government or military environment
- Five (5) years of experience in reliability engineering principles, predictive maintenance technologies, and asset management systems.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, EHS standards, and manufacturing best practices.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and change management skills.
- Advance degree is a plus.
Work location:
- Work location: This role follows a remote location
- Travel: includes up to 50% domestic and international travel
- Relocation: May be authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in a country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $266,001 - $325,112, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.Good Faith Posting Date Range 02/23/2026 To 03/25/2026 Or until filledAll US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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