Senior Technical Supervisor - Capital Equipment
Careers that Change Lives
We value what makes you unique. Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology 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. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations
A Day in the Life
Medtronic is looking for a passionate, experienced, and self-starter Senior Technical Supervisor for our Billerica, MA., facility to support Affera’s cardiac ablation generator product manufacturing. As a Senior Technical Supervisor, you will have responsibility for supporting the functional and performance manufacturing test processes and hardware test technician team. In this role you will be part of a team that grows the operations capacity to support our customer needs in this newly acquired product portfolio. You will lead improvements in manufacturing quality, capacity, and stability through solving problems, developing solutions, and executing strategies.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives.
- Provides technical support to engineers to achieve improvements in cycle-time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products
- Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
- Plans and administers procedures and budgets.
- Makes budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor.
- Selects and develops personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function.
- Develops schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas.
- Management Skills: Management of Financial and Material Resources, Critical Thinking, Project Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Collaboration and Productivity Software, Effective Communication Skills.
- Functional Skills: Manufacturing Functional Test Technologies, Proficient computer skills, Data Science and Analysis, Lean Manufacturing and continued improvement, Managing Quality
- Works from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
- May operate related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
· Bachelors degree required
· Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience
Nice to Have
- Experience in medical device environment
- Supervisory experience
- Must be proficient in all MS Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Experience with processes such as Quality Systems documentation protocols
- Strong communication skills
- Able to work cross functionally across the business
- Strong focus on developing an organizational culture that fosters teamwork
- Ability to set performance expectations and hold others accountable
- Experience reading & understanding assembly work instructions & eng. Specifications
- Ability to self-prioritize workload and take ownership of decisions
- Ability to set performance expectations and hold others accountable
- Experience reading & understanding assembly work instructions & eng. specifications
- A roll up your sleeves and jump in where help is needed mentality
- Ethical acumen
- Lead by example
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 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. Learn more about our benefits here.
The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here.
