We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Jun 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

In this role, you will drive the process evaluations, solution and project development, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes with a strong emphasis on Statistical Process Control (SPC) and process optimization

You will develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and implementation plans while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards. Analyze workflows, problem-solve on complex manufacturing issues, and lead site and operations innovation cross-functional teams to implement data-driven solutions that enhance product quality, improve efficiency, and reduce scrap and rework.

You will collaborate with site manufacturing leadership, quality, engineering, finance, and operations excellence teams is essential to achieve strategic business objectives and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

You will be responsible for leading cross-functional projects from concept through production release, including equipment installation, process validation, and process monitoring and control.

This role can be based in Brooklyn Center or Plymouth, MN

• Development of scope of work, project plans, schedules, budgets, or guidelines for your projects

• Lead project implementation from assessment through to procedure production release including equipment installation and validation activities

• Troubleshooting manufacturing issues and problem solving for root cause associated with manufacturing processes

• Oversees and assesses/ analyzes existing processes and workflows for optimal processes for SPC implementation

• Communicates findings and proposals to upper management

• Coaching and teaching Statistical Process Control development and implementation on existing processes

• Tracks metrics to discover areas for improvement and identify areas for improvement

• Work with manufacturing, finance, and operations excellence to estimate production costs and project savings

• Develops SPC implementation project charter, status updates, and changes

• Provides thorough instructions for successful implementation of process changes

• Reviews production data and design specifications working in partnership with manufacturing and quality to understand critical process parameters Designs procedures for designing control charts and action plans that affect process capability and product performance.

• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan

• Leads or provides critical review of root cause investigations and support corrective action solutions, planning and execution to ensure product quality

• Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques

• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations, applicable safety and quality standards.

• Contributes to departmental efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed

• Recommends and implements equipment and process modifications to meet quality standards and improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques as well as production yields for existing products

• Integrates equipment and material capabilities to meet process module target specifications and technology target specifications

• Reviews product development requirements for compatibility with processing methods to determine costs and schedules

• May develop and conduct statistical analysis or recommend additions to document work

• Leads the innovation, development and/or optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes and procedures for transfer to manufacturing operations

• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques including the measurement systems

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of Process Development/Optimization experience OR advanced degree with 5+ years of experience

Nice to Have

• Experience leading and managing large projects

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