At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control.
• Compiles records concerning quantity, cost, and type of material received, shipped, in stock or inventory, and/or in production.
• Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
• Assists in determining possible and actual shortages.
• May initiate action to correct these deficiencies.
• Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.
• Estimates and logs production rate and time expenditures and may be required to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates.

PRODUCTION SUPPORT CAREER STREAM:

Provides support in manufacturing operations and/or distribution centers including assembly, machinery, processing, packaging, and/or distribution of company products. May set up and operate automatic or semiautomatic machines and related equipment in a continuous production/processing operation. Reports any malfunctions or abnormalities in machines, with higher levels recommending and/or making adjustments to methods and processes. May be involved in shipping, receiving, inventory control, or storage of products in distribution centers.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORSAutonomy:

Seasoned individual contributor who provides assistance and training to lower level employees.
Works under limited supervision, with no instruction needed on routine work and general instructions given on new activities.
Thoroughly knows operating equipment and established operational procedures.
Performs a wide variety of non-routine clerical tasks and may support special projects or assignments in distribution center.

Organizational Impact:

Performs activities requiring considerable judgment and may have ownership of minor projects in manufacturing/production operations or distribution center.
Work may include non-routine activities related to new lines of work or special assignments.

Innovation and Complexity:

Problems faced are general, and may require some analysis to understand and resolve.
Expected to independently propose solutions to problems for supervisor review .
May be responsible for recommending making minor changes in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of own job area .

Communication and Influence:

Communicates typically with internal and external contacts, as needed.
Obtains and provides information on matters of moderate importance to the job area.

Leadership and Talent Management:

Responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Baccalaureate diploma
• 5 years of experience as an Operator in medical devices or similar position (Experience as a Trainer/Mentor Operator preferred)
• Requires broad knowledge of operational systems and practices typically gained through prior work experience and/education.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
• Knowledge and application of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
• Knowledge of the 8 Wastes
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes in Front End

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here