We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Apr 2026

 

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

The Senior Industrial Engineering Manager will lead people, processes, and change to drive operational excellence at the Plymouth Nathan Lane Manufacturing site, a key Medtronic campus supporting regulated medical device manufacturing. This role is responsible for developing and leading a high performing industrial engineering team, planning and executing Lean and Six Sigma–based initiatives, and sustaining change through strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder engagement.

This leader will partner closely with site leadership and cross functional teams to assess current state performance, identify gaps, and implement data driven improvements that are adopted, sustained, and scaled. Success in this role requires a strong balance of technical process expertise, people leadership, and change management capability to enable continuous improvement and long term business impact.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

         

         

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

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of industrial engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and engagement 

• Plan, lead, and implement process improvement initiatives aligned to site and enterprise priorities 

• Serve as a change leader, guiding teams through transformation by applying structured change management principles, influencing stakeholders, and addressing resistance 

• Organize, lead, and facilitate cross functional project teams to drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost 

• Develop and maintain operational metrics and dashboards to monitor performance, track benefits, and reinforce sustained adoption 

• Align improvement initiatives to performance shortfalls and strategic priorities 

• Provide consultation and thought leadership on reengineering techniques to improve process performance and product quality 

• Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to site leadership and key stakeholders 

• Perform cost benefit analyses and ensure value realization from improvement initiatives 

• Deliver training, coaching, and presentations on continuous improvement, problem-solving, and standard work 

• Identify, share, and deploy best practices across the site and broader organization 

Minimum Requirements​

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, including 5+ years of managerial experience 
  OR 

• Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, including 5+ years of managerial experience 

Nice to Have 

• Previous Medtronic experience, including hands‑