We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Nov 2025

 

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

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful, committed, and driven by our Mission; alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. The Quality Technician III is a seasoned quality professional with experience in quality and operations. This individual will be responsible for working directly with supplier quality engineering and receiving inspection associates to investigate product issues, to perform containment on potentially nonconforming product, and to document results in technical reports. In addition, aligning product acceptance activities to the associated patient impact.

This is a 2nd shift role at the MECC location in Brooklyn Center, MN. Preferred schedule would be mid-shift: 10am-6pm, 12pm-8pm, or open to discussion.

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

• Performs analyses, inspection, and tests of raw materials, and/or production samples from manufacturing, to ensure quality standards and compliance to customer and regulatory requirements, and tolerance specifications for the chemical or physical property.

• Performs a variety of qualitative tests or qualitative assays on samples, and to aid in maintenance and certification of test instruments and apparatus to ensure compliance.

• Performs required inspections, checks, analysis and documentation of studies.

• Prepares and monitors quality statistics and reports. Review quality metrics to identify trends and improvement projects.

• Reviews inspection records for conformance to procedures.

• Conducts nonconformance sorting or testing of incoming materials.

• Performs a variety of tasks to aid in incoming inspection issues and initial investigation activities into potential nonconformities, including controlling and labeling nonconforming product.

• Technical writing - documents investigations into potential nonconformities and drafts nonconformance reports.

• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Organizes the equipment calibration schedule. Inclusive of setting up and sending calibrations with Metrology, or external vendors.
• Addressing any equipment nonconformance, or out of tolerances, and initial investigation activities into potential nonconformities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with nonconformance processes (NCMR or MRB) – Familiarity with nonconformance procedures, root cause analysis, and technical report review and writing.

• Application of various inspection equipment - Examples may include Micrometer, Drop Indicator, Pin gages, Thread Gages, Surface analyzer, OGP, Force Gage, etc.

• Knowledge of product containment techniques – Understanding various containment methods and technologies in the manufacturing process.

• Experience with interpreting prints – Ability to apply Geometric and Dimensional Tolerances (GD&T) and explaining it to others.

• Data analysis – Ability to analyze data related to process deviations, performance issues, and propose solutions.

• Problem-solving skills – Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills for process or product failures.

• Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement experience – Exposure to methodologies like Six Sigma or Kaizen to drive process improvements.

• Experience with automated inspection equipment – Knowledge of automation systems like CMM and OGPs.

• Familiarity with quality standards and regulatory requirements – Understanding of ISO standards, FDA regulations, or other relevant industry quality standards.

• Technical writing skills – Ability to create technical documentation, reports, and NCMR-related records.

• Systems knowledge: SAP, Windchill, Agile, Microsoft Office products especially Excel and Word.

• Partner with supplier quality engineers to ensure compliance with internal and/or external specifications, regulations and standards such as ISO. Ensures that documentation (e.g. MRB record) is compliant with requirements.

• Communicate and escalate significant issues identified during incoming inspection activities; recommend process improvements.

• Performs Incoming Inspection lot registration and lot inspection completion activities (outgoing to manufacturing) for raw components and materials re