We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 May 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

This role will be tasked with continuous improvement for multiple areas of a manufacturing plant with focus on warehousing efficiency, mfg labor efficiency, as well as product flow efficiency. With other site leadership help, the role will need to be able to implement solutions associated with virtual warehousing systems, site layout/ design, warehousing automation, and simple assembly automation. The person selected will need to be able to use basic lean and six sigma tools to identify root cause and solutions along with using project management tools to implement the solutions and develop long term controls. The manufacturing site is located in Memphis, TN and will be an on site role that reports directly to the site leader. We embrace supply chain strategies such as postponement and product customization for the Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, and Medical Surgical portfolios. The facility provides comprehensive services in product release for contract manufactured product, product packaging, surgical kitting, device software loading, and custom spinal rod manufacturing. The site plays a critical role in delivering high-quality medical devices and custom solutions across multiple therapeutic areas. The facility encompasses 90,000 square feet and employs approximately 125 staff members who embody a strong commitment to efficient and effective manufacturing operations

Onsite: 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 may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Provides technical and sustaining engineering support in a manufacturing area.

• 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.

• Interacts with product design and development personnel to ensure that processes and designs are compatible.

• 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.

• This can include scouting and feasibility work, material selection, process and equipment selection, tooling / fixture and equipment installation and assessment of inputs, outputs and alignment to requirements.

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

• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.