Job Description
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 its equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with curious, creative 3Mers.
A long-lasting career at 3M comes from having vision, imagination and the ability to see what doesnt exist. 3Mers are groundbreaking innovators and its important that we give every person the space for disruptive and creative thinking. John Banovetz, executive vice president, chief technology officer and environmental responsibility at 3M
The Impact Youll Make in this Role
As a Product Stewardship at 3M South Africa, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.
Here, You Will Make An Impact By
- Focusing on implementing the SOP (Standard operation procedure)
- Assure 3M products (new, modified or imported), intermediates and raw materials comply with 3M Corporate Policies Local Regulatory Requirements and 3M Customer Requirements related to Product Environmental Health & Safety
- Ensuring business continuity for new and old products imported to South Africa Region
- Leading and performing technical activities leading to regulatory compliance, assessment of safety to human health and the environment, liability avoidance, and product responsibility issues concerning existing or new chemicals, materials, products, hardgoods (where appropriate), and/or technologies or processes having significant importance to the division.
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:
- University degree, field of Chemical (preferred), Electrical and Mechanical
- Minimum 4-year experience in similar roles
- Experience of Import material, experience with South Africa FDA and import departments related
- Professional English language knowledge
- Familiarity with SARS (The South African Revenue Service, the revenue service of the South African government)
- Ability to understand the technical phrases, and background.
- Understanding the SOP (Standard operation procedure) implementing.
- Ability to use computer in general and especially Programs (enterprise resource planning software developed (SAP), life cycle management (LCM), eta)
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.
Resources for You
For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. If you have further questions please reach out to Max (our AI Virtual Assistant) via our Career Page.
Location: 3M South Africa - Woodmead, Johannesburg (Hybrid)
Travel: May include up to 25% [domestic]
- At 3M, diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. If you want to discover more about D&I at 3M, please visit http://go.3M.com/4i9C
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