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

In this role, you will support continuous improvement activities within the defined processes through observations, interactions, and basic problem-solving activities with employees in the Gemba. Together, with management, you will ensure the quality of all products produced and ensure they meet defined quality standards. Identify abnormality within area during shift

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.

Location: Tempe AZ
B Shift - 5:30 AM to 5:30 PM Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Every Other Wednesday

         

         

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

• Review each area’s standardized work / best practices. Compare current method of operation with one-best-way. Provide coaching to team when deviation is evident

• Review Pitch Tracker for area. If pitch goals are achieved, no action is necessary. If pitch goals are not reached, provide comments, communicate and escalate, as necessary.

• When abnormal conditions are evident, align with team around the appropriate countermeasure(s) path. Provide coaching and barrier resolution for team/area.

• With out-going shift Team Leader, communicate the current conditions of the area/line. Understand current challenges and countermeasure efforts. Use info to plan your shift.

• Based on present attendance, assign assembler personnel to decided processes/areas.

• Lead Tier 1 – ‘Production’ meeting with assembler personnel. Communicate assignments and current conditions within area.

• Gemba area of responsibility to ensure each process can successfully begin production operations. Ensure all items are in place to successful start-up the shift.

• Attend Tier 1 – ‘Support’ meeting. As necessary, communicate area/line specific information with meeting team.

• Each day investigate at least one problem to solve from the Pitch Tracker. Engage assembler(s), from impacted area/process to support Point Kaizen (problem solving)

• Each day walk the area with supervisor. Cover the health and status of the area. Receive coaching from your supervisor, as necessary.

• Complete 5-Why form and align to correct countermeasure plan

• Implement countermeasure(s) (24 hour resolution)

• Not all countermeasures are workable within 24 hours, communicate and escalate any help necessary to accelerate needed solution(s)

• Submit Point Kaizen for credit on Tempe SharePoint

• Follow-up on implemented countermeasures

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 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. 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements -To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile. 

• Requires minimum of 5 years of experience and may require vocational or technical education or certification in addition to prior work experience.

• Requires advanced knowledge within a specific discipline typically gained through broad work experience and/or education.

Nice to Have

• Microsoft Office

• A3/DMAIC tools

• Mentor/Coaching skills

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.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$53,600.00 - $80,400.00

 

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

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 95,000+ 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.