Inventory Clerk I, First Shift
MedtronicAbout the role
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 support daily inventory and materials operations to ensure accurate tracking, secure storage, and timely availability of materials used in manufacturing and maintenance activities. This role works cross‑functionally with production, maintenance, and supply chain teams to maintain inventory accuracy and support operational efficiency.
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 Include:
- Maintain control and accuracy of multiple inventory types, including raw materials, tooling subassemblies, and finished goods.
- Ensure inventory is secure, properly labeled, and accessible to authorized personnel.
- Conduct physical inventory counts and reconcile discrepancies with inventory records.
- Perform cycle counts to maintain inventory accuracy and compliance with company procedures.
- Verify quantities and documentation for incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Receive packages and ensure proper storage or distribution of materials.
- Support inventory put-away processes to maintain organized and efficient storage locations.
- Inspect tooling to ensure it meets operational standards and readiness requirements.
- Assemble tooling kits to support shop orders and manufacturing activities.
- Coordinate with production and maintenance teams to analyze inventory levels and ensure tooling and materials availability.
- Obtain tooling quotes from vendors as needed to support operational requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a manufacturing, distribution, or regulated environment.
- Familiarity with inventory management systems or ERP tools.
- Experience performing cycle counts, tooling inspection, or materials coordination.
- Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills.
- Basic experience working with inventory, warehouse, manufacturing, or materials management processes.
- Ability to perform basic inventory tracking and documentation tasks with attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
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 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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.
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