Senior Manufacturing Supervisor
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 are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Senior Manufacturing Supervisor to lead first shift operations at our Brooklyn Park, MN facility. In this role, you will oversee daily production activities within a fast-paced medical device manufacturing environment, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance are consistently met. As a key leader on the floor, you will guide and develop a team of supervisors and production employees while driving performance to meet production targets and customer demand. This position plays a critical role in advancing operational excellence by leading continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing workflows, and strengthening cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams. The ideal candidate brings strong manufacturing leadership experience, a data-driven mindset, and a passion for building high-performing teams. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by shaping culture, improving processes, and delivering results in a highly regulated, mission-driven environment. At Medtronic, 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 a minimum of 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.
Requirements
- Requires 3+ years of experience with a high school diploma or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading warehouse and distribution operations in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Proven success driving process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong knowledge of warehouse systems and inventory management (e.g., WMS, SAP, RF scanning)
- Ability to analyze KPIs and operational data to drive performance and decision-making
- Demonstrated leadership in building and developing high-performing teams in a distribution setting
- 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
- Leads and supervises warehouse and distribution operations to ensure efficient receiving, storage, inventory management, picking, packing, and shipping activities while meeting service, quality, safety, and cost objectives.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of operational activities within warehouse and distribution areas to meet operational goals, quality standards, and cost targets.
- Prioritizes operational schedules and workflows based on product demand, equipment efficiency, inventory availability, and materials supply.
- Leads operational improvement initiatives and cross‑functional projects focused on warehouse optimization, process efficiency, and scalability of distribution operations.
- Plans and administers operational procedures, staffing models, and resource allocation to support business objectives.
- Makes recommendations related to operational budgets including capital expenditures, staffing needs, equipment investments, and process improvements.
- Identifies and implements process improvements using Lean, continuous improvement, or data‑driven methodologies to enhance productivity, service levels, and operational efficiency.
- Partners with supply chain, quality, manufacturing, engineering, and logistics teams to support strategic operational initiatives and system improvements.
- Analyzes operational data and key performance indicators to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement within warehouse operations.
- Selects, develops, and leads personnel to ensure the efficient and effective operation of warehouse functions while fostering a culture of accountability, safety, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Develops schedules, manpower requirements, and operational plans for assigned areas.
Benefits
- 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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
