We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Dec 2024

 

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

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

This Role will be OpEx support for our Enterprise Operations Perfusion Systems Manufacturing Site in Brooklyn Park, MN. The focus will be to partner with Tier II and III to drive improvement across the Value Streams.

Deploy Medtronic Performance System across site including Strategy Excellence, Value Stream Excellence, Innovation Excellence, Quality Excellence, Improvement Excellence, Maintenance Excellence, Continuous Skills Development, Zero Loss and EHS Performance System.

Technical expert in DMAIC methodology driving Lean Manufacturing tools and principles including set-up reduction, standardized work, value stream mapping, Heijunka and A3 thinking, has general knowledge of other related disciplines.

Develop and maintain Value Stream Maps and facilitate Kaizen events across the Value Stream.

Delivers DMAIC, Six-Sigma and Lean Manufacturing training & Coaching.

Perform time studies, ergonomic/safety assessments, process flow analysis, line balancing, and productivity evaluations for all production areas and implement identified improvements as part of standard work.

Support the identification and implementation of Programmatic Savings initiatives.

Establish, maintain, and improve labor standards, line layouts, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.

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

• Analyzes and designs sequence of operations and work flow to improve efficiencies in plant and production facilities and equipment layouts; and establishes methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel.

• May establish or assist in establishing accident prevention measures and may manage training programs for personnel concerning all phases of production operations.

• Conducts studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems.

• On the basis of these studies, develops and implements plans and programs for facility modifications and revisions to operating methods.

• May assist facilities engineers in the planning and design of facilities.

Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R.
 

214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
 

Nice to have

• Preferably has worked in Medical Device Operations as an IE. 

• Lean Six Sigma Knowledge - Yellow Belt / Green Belt.

• Understands and has had contact with Daily Management, Tier and Policy Deployment. 

• Understands and has performed Time Studies, Participated in Lean Transformations, Line Balancing, Kanban Min/Max levels and triggers. 

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, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.