Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

Medtronic Inc.•Minneapolis, MN

29d•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 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. Medtronic's Plymouth, Nathan Lane location has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer. This position will support the Medtronic Mission for unsurpassed quality and reliability in our medical devices. Responsible for developing, advocating, enabling and deployment of MPS using the tools and systems to drive operational excellence. In this role, you will be expected to coach your colleagues to set standards, see gaps to the standard and close those gaps through Problem Solving. Tools commonly used include, but are not limited to DMAIC A3, Lean, Six Sigma, project management, Lean Transformations and other improvement techniques. Collaborate and lead project teams to model/simulate manufacturing capacity to develop high quality, highly reliable products for Medtronic. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business and products. The candidate will have a solid engineering foundation, problem solving skills, scientific thinking, and able to work in a high paced team-oriented environment. Engineers create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move forward. 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. You can grow your career with us; we hope you'll consider joining our team! This role is 100% onsite at our Plymouth, Nathan Lane site.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, preferably in Industrial Engineering and minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Requires a Green Belt Certification (Internal or ASQ)
Master's Degree
BB/Master Black Belt certification
Ability to facilitate groups and teams
Expertise in Lean Manufacturing / Toyota Production System
Knowledge project management and lean transformations
Experience with problem solving using analytics such as DMAIC/A3
Coaching Experience
AutoCAD, Visual Basic

Responsibilities

Responsible for deploying MPS (Medtronic Performance System) in the Operations Environment.
Hands on execution and project management of Lean transformation and flow acceleration project.
Drive Value Stream adoption of Six Sigma, Lean, and other performance improvement methodologies.
Delivers DMAIC, Six-Sigma and Lean Manufacturing training & Coaching.
Partners with Value Stream team to develop improvement strategies and plans, in partnership with other teams, and executes improvement projects as identified
Assess and evaluate gaps in manufacturing work flows and management systems
Facilitate Kaizen events across the Value Stream.
Plans, re-designs and organizes manufacturing, Non-Manufacturing facilities and production cells.
Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
Capacity modeling
Supports tier process, daily management system, and Leader Standard Work
Technical expert in Lean Manufacturing tools and principles including set-up reduction, standardized work, value stream mapping, Heijunka and A3 thinking, has general knowledge of other related disciplines.
Perform cost/benefit analyses.

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).

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