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A Day in the Life

The Medtronic site located in Kerkrade the Netherlands is positioned close to the EMEA Distribution Centre as well as the Bakken Research Centre. Currently the site is being transformed from a manual analogue and standalone manufacturing environment into a data-driven and connected key supply chain node. The site assembles configurable perfusion packs used as an interface between patients and the heart-lung machine during open-heart surgery.
For the Kerkrade site we are looking for a Supervisor who will be positioned within the Operations department reporting to the Operations Manager and contributing to the end-to-end door-to-door value stream.
In this role you will work closely not only with fellow Operations Supervisors but also with key supporting functions including Finance Quality Engineering Operational Excellence Sourcing and Planning. As such you will act as a broad generalist with the curiosity and capability to dive deeper into specific topics when required in order to support operational performance and cross-functional collaboration.

The successful candidate will start with a comprehensive onboarding and training period designed to build a strong understanding of the Kerkrade site its processes and the end-to-end value stream. During this phase the focus will be on learning the operations building cross-functional relationships and developing a solid foundation within the business. During this period the role will not yet include formal supervisory responsibilities. Depending on prior experience this development phase may last up to one year after which the candidate will gradually transition into full supervisory responsibilities.
Following this initial phase the candidate will progressively build traction and influence within the end-to-end value stream contributing to and leading cross-functional initiatives and improvement projects. From there multiple career development paths may open including:
Line leadership taking on the role of Functional Supervisor leading a team of assembly and/or warehouse operators
Project leadership driving operational or cross-functional improvement initiatives
Opportunities within Planning or Sourcing depending on business needs and the individuals strengths and interests

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

• Support and contribute to the end-to-end door-to-door value stream within the Kerkrade Operations environment
• Collaborate closely with Operations Supervisors and cross-functional teams including Finance Quality Engineering Operational Excellence Sourcing Planning and Distribution
• Analyse and structure operational data extract insights and develop actionable controls to improve operational performance
• Contribute to and lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma and other operational excellence methodologies
• Support the digitization of operational processes and help shape data structures that enable better decision-making and performance monitoring
• Engage actively with stakeholders across the organization from shopfloor operators to senior leadership to drive alignment and operational improvements
• Participate in and eventually lead cross-functional projects and transformation initiatives within the value stream
• After the onboarding period transition into supervisory and/or project leadership responsibilities within the Operations organization

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in industrial engineering Mechanical Engineering Information Management or a related field.
• Ambitious early-career professional with strong potential and motivation to grow within an operations and manufacturing environment.
• Passion for products processes and people with a strong interest in continuous improvement (knowledge of Lean Six Sigma DMAIC; Green/Black Belt is a plus).
• Hands-on and data-driven mindset capable of structuring extracting and analysing data to generate actionable insights and operational controls.
• Strong interest in digitization and data engineering with the ability and curiosity to leverage data to drive operational performance.
• Dynamic communicator comfortable interacting with stakeholders at all levelsfrom shopfloor operators to senior leadership.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across functions such as Sourcing Engineering Quality Sales and Distribution.
• Result-oriented and proactive with leadership potential to contribute to and drive cross-functional initiatives and complex improvement projects across the value stream.

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.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Netherlands: 70000.00 EUR- 105000.00 EUR

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Operations Incentive Plan (OIP).

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.

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