We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Mar 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

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 8 March 2026.

Day Shift Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM

We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Supervisor to lead our day shift team at our Grand Rapids, MI facility in a dynamic medical device production environment. In this role, you’ll be responsible for guiding and supporting your team, ensuring smooth operations throughout the shift, and maintaining high standards for safety, quality, and productivity. You’ll play a key part in keeping production on track, encouraging teamwork, and helping team members grow in their roles.

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide strategic leadership to multiple production teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

• Build a high‑performance culture grounded in accountability, employee engagement, and continuous improvement.

• Conduct structured coaching sessions, performance evaluations, and talent assessments to support both immediate performance needs and long‑term career development.

• Identify competency gaps across the operation and drive targeted training, cross‑training, and succession planning initiatives.

• Champion employee recognition programs to reinforce positive behaviors and maintain strong morale and retention.

Continuous Improvement

• Promote a proactive, problem‑solving mindset within the workforce by facilitating team participation in improvement activities.

• Lead cross‑functional lean manufacturing initiatives, including Kaizen events, 5S, and root cause analysis (RCA).

• Analyze operational data to identify improvement opportunities and drive sustained corrective and preventive actions.

• Implement refined processes, tools, and standards that increase throughput, reduce waste, and enhance overall operational reliability.

Operational Excellence

• Drive adoption and maturity of MPS (Medtronic Performance System) across assigned areas, ensuring consistent application of lean principles and visual management.

• Oversee daily production execution to meet or exceed safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and proactively adjust staffing, workflow, and resource allocation to maintain optimal performance.

• Partner with maintenance, engineering, quality, supply chain, and other functions to resolve issues, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve equipment uptime.

• Ensure strict adherence to all safety procedures, regulatory requirements, and company policies.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent with 3+ years of experience

Nice To Have

• Experience in medical device manufacturing or other highly regulated industries

• Demonstrated success in talent development, succession planning, and building bench strength

• Proficiency in manufacturing systems, including SAP and Microsoft Office applications

• Bilingual capabilities a plus

• Associate or bachelor's degree in manufacturing, engineering, business, or related field

• 3+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment

• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with a passion for coaching others

• Experience with lean manufacturing, safety programs, and structured problem‑solving methodologies

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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 jo