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A Day in the Life

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

• Responsible for the development of all CNC machining program code.

• Review engineering drawings and initiates changes or recommendations for manufacturing tools fixtures CNC programs through the change control system.

• 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.

• Monitors instruments and equipment and collects operating data including calibration inspection testing and repair activities to assist in making on-line adjustments to instruments equipment or products.

• Analyzes and resolves malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify and resolve problems.

• Conducts analyses and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking trending reporting and root-cause analyses.

• Maintains process designs to optimize process equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

• Completes activities of the change control policy and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system in accordance with policy.

• Work in cross-collaborative teams to execute risk management activities (i.e. pFMEA)

• Creates conceptual designs for new fixtures and special cutting tools. Which can require tool design reviews with Tooling Team personnel purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers.

• May make recommendations to leadership on plant layout.

• May in determining appropriate machine platforms for product and review any necessary capital equipment requirements along with specifying required capital tool holders.

• Develops manufacturing setup sheets for all machining operations for new products.

• May recommend equipment acquisitions. Works with equipment suppliers on equipment specifications quoting of specified equipment and delivery schedules.

• Reviews product drawings for manufacturability. Initiates drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs.

• Proactively execute and support development of validation and qualification studies. Provide input to assist in developing the strategy with appropriate teams.

• Support product launches transfer of product and core business initiatives

• May lead in the training of new team members as well as training for new CNC machine programs machining processes or machining equipment.

• Travel as required for company business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CAM/CAD software: Mastercam Pro/E and Vericut

• Direct experience with providing direct machining support such as creating new programs troubleshooting and/or updating existing programs.

• Advanced level of understanding machines platforms such as mills chucker and Swiss style lathes.

• Proven experience troubleshooting machining issues research and developing tools fixtures and programming solutions to solve quality and safety issues.

• Working knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements. (Including but not limited to: ISO 13485 ISO 14971 MDD 93/42 EEC PAL CMDR and 21 CFR Part 820)

• Understands impact of compliance to the requirements and how it relates to their job or is aware of resources available to them to assist with determining impact.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.

• Ability to work well under pressure and maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude.

• Eagerness to learn and expand responsibilities.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships.

• Willingness to participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires minimum of 15 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.