We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Sep 2025

 

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 anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 September 2025.

Are you a driven and experienced leader with a passion for manufacturing excellence? At our Rice Creek site, we’re seeking a Senior Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee and guide production operations, ensuring that quality, cost, and efficiency goals are consistently met. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in driving operational success by leading a high-performing team, managing resources, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

As a Senior Manufacturing Supervisor, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align production schedules, optimize workflows, and support the development of innovative solutions that meet business objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact while contributing to Medtronic’s mission of improving lives through cutting-edge medical device manufacturing.

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

• Coach and supervise a group of Production Associates and Group Leads 

• Train, develop, and motivate the workforce toward continuous quality improvement, a positive and safe working environment, and cost-effective operations 

• Responsible for the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives 

• Work closely with other Supervisors and Planning to ensure appropriate staffing, training, and certification levels 

• Improve schedule linearity, reduce cycle times and inventory, reduce costs, and improve employee satisfaction 

• Promote an environment of employee empowerment, teamwork, and continuous improvement through lean principles, compliance, quality, personal growth and development 

• Participate in performing annual performance reviews, pay adjustments and Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for all direct report employees 

• Deliver performance coaching and discipline to direct reports 

• Track OEE and scrap across all processes  

• Support updates to SOPs, Work Balance Charts, Standard Work, etc. to improve current processes 

• Lead and support problem solving activities utilizing 5 Whys, Fishbones, A3s, etc. 

• Monitor product quality, respond to quality incidents, and coordinate corrective actions as necessary 

• Conduct regular and ongoing informational and improvement team meetings 

• Monitor compliance to safety rules, work expectations, and housekeeping standards 

• Ability to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers 

• 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: Machining and Manufacturing Technologies, Proficient computer skills, Data Science and Analysis, Lean Manufacturing and continued improvement, Managing Quality. 

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience 

Nice To Have

• A degree in engineering or experience in manufacturing, sustaining engineering, or process ownership.

• Familiarity with Medtronic Performance System (MPS), standard work, and continuous improvement concepts.

• Previous experience with project management.

• Hands-on experience with sustaining engineering and operational workflows.

• Direct labor leadership experience.

• Strong change management skills and the ability to adapt to evolving priorities.

• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams like engineering, development, and operations.

• Strategic thinking abilities and flexibility to balance project involvement with day-to-day responsibilities.

• Mentorship experience, with a focus on developing and supporting team members.

• Stakeholder management experience, including aligning compensation with internal equity considerations.

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.

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):$81,600.00 - $122,400.00

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.