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

Today, we’re partnering across the industry to confront systemic healthcare challenges – this requires bold leadership. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

Join our team as the Industrial Engineering Manager where you will lead Continuous Improvement, MPS Deployment, Value Stream Strategy, Lean and Six Sigma Coaching, and find unique problems to solve in manufacturing for the Twin Cities Campus. The Twin Cities Campus touches $2.1B of extended revenue for Medtronic and partners across 7 different Operating Units to deliver Innovative Solutions and Manufacturing to our patients

Onsite- 100%

At Medtronic, Engineers are indispensable to achieving our Mission. That’s why we empower you to bring the best of your experience to bear on our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Apply your existing skills and develop new ones, with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to continue to develop your expertise. With roles in specific business units, as well as at the corporate level, you’re sure to find an opportunity to make an impact that’s right for you

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

• Lead team of OpEx engineers - coach, motivate and foster professional development of direct reports.

• Deploy MPS program (Medtronic Performance System) at the campus level which includes safety excellence, value stream excellence, zero loss culture, continuous skill development, quality excellence, improvement excellence, and maintenance excellence.

• Coach, educate, and build organizational capabilities as defined within the Medtronic Performance System global operational excellence program.

• Partner with site cross-functional teams to develop and execute Lean Transformation initiatives.

• Define, design, and implement continuous improvement programs to ensure programs are integrated vertically and horizontally across the organization.

• Establish and maintain a site-wide culture of continuous improvement and install process excellence supports for program governance, project reviews, communications, training, certifications, and rewards.

• Establish a culture of programmatic savings to deliver YOY COGs reduction.

• Facilitate and coach teams through DMAIC methodology to build strong problem-solving capabilities.

• As defined by site size, attract develop and retain a high-performance technical staff.

• Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.

• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
  
  
  
  Must Have: Minimum Requirements
  A bachelor’s degree in in Engineering, Science or technical field is required
  5+ years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 3+ years prior relevant experience
  
  
  Nice to Haves:

• Green Belt, Black Belt, or PMP certification.

• Experience in the Medical Device of Pharmaceutical field.

• Engineering Degree

• Master of Business and Administration

• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex transformation initiatives with high level of visibility and business criticality.

• Ability to lead, energize and influence change efforts at all levels of a complex organization.

• Hands-on experience managing cross-functional projects working across businesses, sites, or regions.

• Demonstrated ability to lead in an FDA-regulated environment

• Experience and accountability driving change resulting in improvement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost KPIs.

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. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, t