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
Act boldly. Compete to win. Move with speed and decisiveness. Foster belonging. Deliver results...the right way. That's the Medtronic Mindset - our cultural norms. Our brand is rooted in action, not just words. The Medtronic Mindset defines the expectations of our culture. Every person here plays a role in bringing it to life. We recognize your extraordinary potential to ensure future generations live better, healthier lives.

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

• Provides project or program support to a functional group or business process.


• Monitors program/project/system status, budgets and timetables.


• Applies knowledge of and experience in company operations to assist in the development, implementation and administration of program/system guidelines and procedures.


• Gathers and compiles information for reports.


• Provides technical support, which may include program/system training, program/system documentation, data extraction, data review, tracking and coding.


• Create and update Value Stream Maps across the different Business Units on site. Analyze and identify opportunities for business improvements.


• Support brainstorming sessions with SMEs, Managers, Supervisors, and other key players for project ideation.


• Identify opportunities and gather information by leading Gemba walks with team leaders and supervisors and other key players.


• Identify 5S opportunities to assure the safety and accessibility of our employees.


• Lead and support kaizen events across site for business units with project leaders.


• Perform time studies and analyze the results to assist SMEs with opportunities identification and problem resolution.


• Revise Manufacturing Procedures to assure processes are being followed accordingly to process documentation.


• Train employees across site for 5S, 5Whys, Policy Deployment and Value Stream Map Excellence.


• Gather and compile information for Kaizen's, Zero Loss & VAVE events.


• Participate in Tier 1 & 2 meetings to provide support in the Policy Deployment Standard.


• Develops, implements, and sustains process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean or Six Sigma methodologies.


• Able to manage multiple activities simultaneously.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Requires minimum of 4 years of relevant experience .

Nice to Have:

• LSS Yellow or Green Belt Certification.


• Bilingual (Spanish and English).


• Knowledge in Excel, Power Point, Visio, CAD, MS Project, Minitab, SPC, Statistical and Process Improvement Tools.


• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

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.

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

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.