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 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people.
Job Description
Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's capital procurement of high-volume manufacturing equipment ensuring alignment with Medtronic Diabetes' strategic goals.
Engages with Process and Product Design teams early in the design process to integrate Design for Automation principles.
Working with internal and external partners to develop Molds, tooling and platform prototypes to demonstrate manufacturing capability.
Collaborate across Medtronic to ensure best practices are employed in product, process and tooling design and development.
Key Responsibilities
* Manages strong relationships with equipment suppliers to ensure effective equipment design and on-time delivery.
* Identifies, plans, and maintains resource needs, cost center budget, employee assignment, and staffing decisions to optimize operations.
* Monitors documentation maintenance across all phases of process and tooling development.
* Travels, sometimes for extended periods, to international and domestic destinations to oversee equipment development, construction, purchase, implementation and validation activities.
* Works, manages and engages remotely with multidisciplinary teams across multiple time zones and geographies.
Requirements
Requires a level 8 degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience.
Manages one or more medium scale, established programs with generally defined program plans and delivery methodologies.
Possesses over 10+ years of experience in developing, transferring, implementing, managing and validating high-volume (+12 MM), electromechanical automated assembly systems.