Manufacturing Manager

About this role

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life As a Manufacturing Manager, you will provide leadership for the production operations within a large Focus Factory, supporting multiple Medtronic Operating Units. Based in Brooklyn Center, MN, this role oversees the manufacturing of batteries or components that power life-saving medical technologies used by patients around the world. Reporting to the Manufacturing Director of Battery Operations, you will lead a team of Production Supervisors and play a key role in driving safety, quality, delivery, and operational performance.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity that combines people leadership, operational excellence, and strategic execution. You will partner cross-functionally with engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges, develop team capability, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The role offers broad exposure across Medtronic's portfolio and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on products that improve and save lives every day.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Responsible for the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives. • Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply. • Plans and administers procedures and budgets. • Makes budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor. • Selects and develops personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function. • Develops schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas. • Management Skills: Management of Financial and Material Resources, Critical Thinking, Project Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Collaboration and Productivity Software, Effective Communication Skills. • Functional Skills: Machining and Manufacturing Technologies, Proficient computer skills, Data Science and Analysis, Lean Manufacturing and continued improvement, Managing Quality.

Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

• OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications • Experience leading manufacturing teams and frontline leaders in a production environment.

• Experience driving operational excellence initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

• Experience in a high-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment.

• Experience utilizing ERP and manufacturing execution systems (MES), including SAP.

• Experience troubleshooting complex manufacturing issues using data-driven problem-solving methodologies.

• Experience partnering with R&D, Engineering, and Operations teams to support new product introductions and manufacturing transfers.

• Experience working within Quality Management Systems (QMS) in a regulated industry such as medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or automotive manufacturing.

• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment. ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: 

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