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 is an opportunity to further develop OPEX skills and gain a wider perspective of the Northridge manufacturing site, providing an outstanding learning opportunity to individuals that want to grow in the company.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Assess and maintain Tier boards (Hourly Production Tracker, Tiers 1,2 and 3) across manufacturing areas.


• Follow-up and assess effectiveness of Leader Standard Work (Team/Group Leaders, MFG Supervisors and MFG Managers).


• Participate in Gemba Walks. With OPEX team, create action plans and implement improvements.


• Train and coach Operators, Team Leaders and others in the proper usage of the MPS (Tier boards, Tier Meetings, Leader Standard Work, Gemba Walks, 5's, etc.)


• Champion 5's activities including regular assessment of different areas, creation and implementation of improvement plans. Maintain a proper inventory of 5's supplies.


• Create progress reports of the different MPS systems through Excel and Power Point.


• Collect data and conduct data analysis towards making process improvements.


• Participate in A3 Problem Solving as needed.


• This role is hands-on, expected to spend 50%-75% in the different manufacturing and support areas.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires minimum of 2 years of experience and may require vocational or technical education or certification in addition to prior work experience.

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor's degree


• Vocational training and/or certification.


• Manufacturing Experience


• Good Communication skills


• Medical Device experience


• Verbal, written and presentation skills


• Technical writing skills


• Proficient in Microsoft Access, Excel, Project, Visio, and Word

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.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$42,000.00 - $63,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Operations Incentive Plan (OIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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