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Medtronic Engineering Manager in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Careers that Change Lives
Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career. Supporting the Spine operating unit, Medtronic’s Milwaukee facility manufactures innovative medical devices that help patients with cervical and lumbar spine instability caused by aging or trauma. The Milwaukee facility works closely with other plants within the Global Operations and Supply Chain (GOSC) organization to leverage Medtronic’s
scale.
A Day in The Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
· Support of manufacturing escalations through the Tier system
· May develop, evaluate, implement, and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products.
· Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
· Guides the conceptualization of new manufacturing methodologies, materials, machines, processes, or products.
· Innovation and Complexity:
o Cultivates innovation.
o Proposes modifications to functional operating policies and day-to-day processes.
o Problems and issues faced are complex, difficult, and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
· Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release.
· Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended.
· Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development.
· Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
· Communication and Influence:
o Communicates with internal and external customers and vendors regarding ongoing operations.
o Collaborates with cross-functional teams.
o Collaborates with internal (OU) and external customers.
o Uses information exchange, influence, and active persuasion without direct exercise of command to gain cooperation of other parties.
o May interact on issues that have externally shared objectives.
· Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
· People Management:
The majority of time is spent managing a team of consisting of early career professionals, overseeing their areas of responsibility, managing performance, developing talent, engagement, and inclusion, communicating business and operational developments, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of direct reports.
· A key responsibility of roles in this career stream is managing people. which includes:
o accountability for mentoring,
o developing and coaching staff on meeting/exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives,
o providing leadership to staff ensuring 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.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Bachelors degree required
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
Nice to Have
Experience leading team of professionals.
Experience working in a customer centric environment.
Experience working with cross-functional teams.
Experience with collaborating with internal and external customers.
Experience working in a regulated industry (e.g., FDA-regulated).
Master’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Biomedical, or related field preferred.
Working knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR 820, 21 CFR 4, IEC 62304, IEC 60601-1, MDD & EU MDR.
Experience in Design-Reliability-Manufacturing (DRM) or equivalent corporate design and/or manufacturing process improvement initiative.
Experience with leading large, complex initiatives of strategic importance to the business unit, involving large cross-functional teams.
Ability to author technical reports, business correspondence and standard operating procedures.
Ability to apply knowledge and work with development and supply vendors to ensure compliance to Medtronic requirements.
Strong verbal and written English communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate at multiple hierarchal levels in the organization.
Ability to multi-tasks, prioritize, meet/exceed deadlines and hold themselves, and others accountable.
Self-Starter with a sharp focus on quality and customer experience.
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
A commitment to our employees' lives is at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer many benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefits here (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic) .
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here .
The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered complies with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.
Min Salary
128400
Max Salary
192600
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.