Optimised Operations Engineer, Manufacturing technology at 3M

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3M scores 3.6/5 based on 61 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

- Flexible working hours.
- Graduate scheme means I get to work in 2 factories, gaining more experience than only being based at one.
- Good people to work with, creating a positive working environment.

Worst

- Not able to work for home.
- Mainly do project work, so have peaks and troughs - I find the troughs hard to ride out.
- Do not use much of my Chemical Engineering degree knowledge - as 3M is more of a mechanical manufacturing company than chemical manufacturer.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £27,000 - £29,000

Current salary: £29,000 - £31,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:30

Finish: 16:30

Do you have any interview tips?

Telephone interview: prepare for normal competency type questions (name a time when...)
Group exercise: Contribute when you have good ideas. Don't be the quiet one, nor be dominant and difficult.
Technical interview: You cannot really prepare for these. Just think (logically!) and communicate your best ideas.
Behavioural interview: as per telephone interview.