Manufacturing Engineering Director

Medtronic • Warsaw, IN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Today, we’re partnering across the industry to confront systemic healthcare challenges – this requires bold leadership. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. At Medtronic, we must work with a sense of purpose and ownership, knowing there is a human life on the other side of every decision. 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 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. The Manufacturing Engineering Director role is critical to leading the Engineering organization through the Warsaw Operations’ planned growth and expansion. The position is responsible for driving innovation and New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives, while establishing a clear vision for developing a world-class manufacturing site in Warsaw, Indiana. This leader will serve as the primary point of contact with Medtronic R&D teams, representing the needs, capabilities, and strategic priorities of the Warsaw Operation. At Medtronic, Engineers are indispensable to achieving our Mission. That’s why we empower you to bring the best of your experience to bear on our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Apply your existing skills and develop new ones, with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to continue to develop your expertise. As the Manufacturing Engineering Director, you will: Guide, deploy, and execute the Medtronic Performance System (MPS), our “one best way” methodology and tools that support our holistic operational excellence program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 10 years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience with 7+ years of managerial experience OR Advanced Degree and 8 years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience with 7+ years of managerial experience.

Nice To Haves

• Green or Black Belt certification.
• Experience in the Medical Device field.
• Ability to lead, energize and influence change efforts at all levels of a complex organization.
• Hands-on experience managing cross-functional projects working across businesses, sites, or regions.
• Demonstrated skills to support a lean transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in an FDA-regulated environment.
• Experience with preventative/corrective action process.
• Experience working within a quality system or regulated industry with subsequent knowledge of appropriate documentation and or quality requirements.
• Understanding of Qualification protocols – IQ/OQ/PQ.
• Experience and accountability driving change resulting in improvement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost KPIs.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead, form, mentor, develop and coach an engineering team on meeting / exceeding performance expectations.
• Schedule and coordinate multiple projects to drive the resolution of line-down situations.
• Participate in establishing project objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets.
• Lead or participate in the appropriation of funds for projects through the preparation and approval of capital expenditure requests.
• Communicate and lead meetings with internal /external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Interface with Senior Management to communicate/report progress and receive strategic updates impacting projects.
• Conceive and propose creative solutions to solve difficult external manufacturing constraints.
• Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing processes and technologies to find opportunities for improvement and develop action plans for execution.
• Organize the coordination of activities with outside suppliers to improve yield or reduce quality risks.
• Ensure the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets, conducting performance reviews, and staff 1:1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals.

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
• Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees