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A Day in the Life

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

• Performs analyses inspection and tests of raw materials and/or production samples from manufacturing to ensure quality standards and compliance to customer and regulatory requirements and tolerance specifications for the chemical or physical property.

• Performs a variety of qualitative tests or qualitative assays on samples and to aid in maintenance and certification of test instruments and apparatus to ensure compliance.

• Performs required inspections checks analysis and documentation of studies.

• Prepares and monitors quality statistics and reports. Review quality metrics to identify trends and improvement projects.

• Reviews inspection records for conformance to procedures.

• Conducts nonconformance sorting or testing of incoming materials.

• Performs a variety of tasks to aid in incoming inspection issues and initial investigation activities into potential nonconformities including controlling and labeling nonconforming product.

• Technical writing - documents investigations into potential nonconformities and drafts nonconformance reports.

• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Organizes the equipment calibration schedule. Inclusive of setting up and sending calibrations with Metrology or external vendors.
• Addressing any equipment nonconformance or out of tolerances and initial investigation activities into potential nonconformities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with nonconformance processes (NCMR or MRB) Familiarity with nonconformance procedures root cause analysis and technical report review and writing.

• Application of various inspection equipment - Examples may include Micrometer Drop Indicator Pin gages Thread Gages Surface analyzer OGP Force Gage etc.

• Knowledge of product containment techniques Understanding various containment methods and technologies in the manufacturing process.

• Experience with interpreting prints Ability to apply Geometric and Dimensional Tolerances (GD&T) and explaining it to others.

• Data analysis Ability to analyze data related to process deviations performance issues and propose solutions.

• Problem-solving skills Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills for process or product failures.

• Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement experience Exposure to methodologies like Six Sigma or Kaizen to drive process improvements.

• Experience with automated inspection equipment Knowledge of automation systems like CMM and OGPs.

• Familiarity with quality standards and regulatory requirements Understanding of ISO standards FDA regulations or other relevant industry quality standards.

• Technical writing skills Ability to create technical documentation reports and NCMR-related records.

• Systems knowledge: SAP Windchill Agile Microsoft Office products especially Excel and Word.

• Partner with supplier quality engineers to ensure compliance with internal and/or external specifications regulations and standards such as ISO. Ensures that documentation (e.g. MRB record) is compliant with requirements.

• Communicate and escalate significant issues identified during incoming inspection activities; recommend process improvements.

• Performs Incoming Inspection lot registration and lot inspection completion activities (outgoing to manufacturing) for raw components and materials received to this site.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.

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.

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital 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 95000 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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.