Operational Excellence Technician I

Medtronic•Plymouth, MN

14d•$44,000 - $66,000•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 We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12th of December 2025. Careers that Change Lives 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. Make an impact by joining the Operational Excellence team at the Plymouth, Nathan Lane Site. This position blends your technical engineering skills with your analytical acumen to solve complex operations problems that drive capacity improvement, space and line optimization, cost reductions, operational efficiencies, all to provide a competitive advantage to the site and Medtronic. Take your career to the next level while supporting our mission to “alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.” A Day in the Life In this role, you will be focused on accelerating performance at our Plymouth Nathan Lane Site, through the deployment of the Medtronic Performance System (MPS). This will be accomplished through coaching and training teams, and employees on the tools and elements that make up MPS. You will deploy and sustain continuous improvement programs around Zero Loss, Strategy Excellence, Innovation Excellence, Value Stream Excellence, Maintenance Excellence, and Improvement Excellence with A3/DMAIC thinking and Lean Sigma toolsets, to support our growth. This position will be 5 days per week, day shift on site.

Requirements

Requires high school diploma, or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Lean and/or Six Sigma certification or training
Proficiency in process mapping/value stream mapping
Prior Continuous Improvement experience
Communication & collaboration skills

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and sustain process improvement initiatives utilizing Six Sigma methodologies.
Guide and mentor the use of Medtronic Performance System tools and methodologies
Deploy and sustain daily management systems (tier boards)
Provide training and support to employees on continuous improvement tools and techniques
Introduce and educate employees on the 5S methodology, while conducting regular audits to ensure adherence to 5S standards and pinpoint opportunities for improvement
Create and maintain value stream maps to identify waste and opportunities for process improvements
Participate in, support, and lead kaizen events to drive rapid improvements in processes and operations.
Collaborate with team members to implement lean tools and methodologies such as root cause analysis (5-why) and standard work
Establish and maintain performance metrics to measure program success.

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
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)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)