Senior Manufacturing Supervisor Grand Rapids, MI
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Job Location:
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 81600 - 122400
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll 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 - 15 February 2026.Day Shift Hours: Monday to Friday 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Were looking for a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Supervisor to lead our night shift team at our Grand Rapids MI facility in a dynamic medical device production this role youll be responsible for guiding and supporting your team ensuring smooth operations throughout the shift and maintaining high standards for safety quality and productivity. Youll play a key part in keeping production on track encouraging teamwork and helping team members grow in their roles.
Leadership & Team Development
Provide strategic leadership to multiple production teams ensuring alignment with organizational goals for safety quality delivery and cost.
Build a highperformance culture grounded in accountability employee engagement and continuous improvement.
Conduct structured coaching sessions performance evaluations and talent assessments to support both immediate performance needs and longterm career development.
Identify competency gaps across the operation and drive targeted training crosstraining and succession planning initiatives.
Champion employee recognition programs to reinforce positive behaviors and maintain strong morale and retention.
Continuous Improvement
Promote a proactive problemsolving mindset within the workforce by facilitating team participation in improvement activities.
Lead crossfunctional lean manufacturing initiatives including Kaizen events 5S and root cause analysis (RCA).
Analyze operational data to identify improvement opportunities and drive sustained corrective and preventive actions.
Implement refined processes tools and standards that increase throughput reduce waste and enhance overall operational reliability.
Operational Excellence
Drive adoption and maturity of MPS (Medtronic Performance System) across assigned areas ensuring consistent application of lean principles and visual management.
Oversee daily production execution to meet or exceed safety quality delivery and cost targets.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and proactively adjust staffing workflow and resource allocation to maintain optimal performance.
Partner with maintenance engineering quality supply chain and other functions to resolve issues eliminate bottlenecks and improve equipment uptime.
Ensure strict adherence to all safety procedures regulatory requirements and company policies.
Minimum Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent with 3 years of experience
Nice To Have
Experience in medical device manufacturing or other highly regulated industries
Demonstrated success in talent development succession planning and building bench strength
Proficiency in manufacturing systems including SAP and Microsoft Office applications
Bilingual capabilities a plus
Associate or bachelors degree in manufacturing engineering business or related field
3 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
Strong leadership communication and interpersonal skills with a passion for coaching others
Experience with lean manufacturing safety programs and structured problemsolving methodologies
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.
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 findhere 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- FDA Regulations
- Lean
- Packaging
- Production Planning
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
About Company
About Medtronic 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 excit ... View more
