Sr Manufacturing Site Director - Ciudad Juárez, MEX

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 A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

The Senior Manufacturing Site Director | Juarez, MEX is responsible for leading the Juarez manufacturing site to maintain, innovate and improve upon employee safety, product quality, product delivery, operating cost, inclusion, and engagement. This position leads a team responsible for the manufacturing of molded products used in acute care monitoring. This position partners with leaders from two operating units and several manufacturing functions. This position drives a lean mindset, leading transformation and continuous improvement of business performance through accountability across multiple functional teams in support of the people, culture, and strategy for the manufacturing site, operating units, and manufacturing platform. This position reports to the Global VP, Manufacturing, for the West/Mexico Region.

At Medtronic, we must work with a sense of purpose and ownership, knowing there is a human life on the other side of every decision.

This position is on-site at the Medtronic Manufacturing Facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 5 days/week.                     The Senior Manufacturing Site Director is responsible for establishing cost objectives, capacity planning, attainment of production schedules, productivity and efficiency improvements, quality and safety objectives and the development and management of annual budgets and financial performance.

This position is based in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and is an on-site position, though the selected candidate may reside in the greater El Paso / Juarez Mexico area based upon work status. You must currently have work status in Mexico or be eligible upon hire.

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 exciting and rewarding place to be.

Help bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

Develop, implement, and execute, comprehensive operations strategies that assure success of the organization and accountability for safety, quality, production, cost, and people

Key Responsibilities as the Senior Manufacturing Site Director  are: • You will lead a 24/7 cross functional manufacturing operation focused on building and supporting production of molded products for acute care monitoring.

• Lead a staff of 9 (5 direct reports and 4 matrix staff leaders) and a workforce of approximately 1500 employees.

• Plan and administer budgets, including making budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor.

• Employ lean concepts and techniques, working closely with production leadership and Operational Excellence (OpEx) to allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results.

• Implement quality improvement, cost reduction, waste reduction, and productivity improvement programs to ensure attainment of key performance metrics and sustainable performance improvements.

• Participate in company-wide initiatives to determine One Best Way practices and subsequent local implementation to improve business processes.

• Represent Medtronic in the community and in professional organizations at a local or regional level.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements and your permanent address are evident on your resume. • Bachelor’s degree required.

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant manufacturing management experience with 10+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 13 years of relevant manufacturing management experience with 10 years of managerial experience.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) – fluency in both languages required (spoken and written).

Nice to Have • Degree in Engineering or Technical Sciences.

• Medical Device Manufacturing experience.

• Breadth of background across numerous roles/functions within Manufacturing and Supply Chain with demonstrated success in each area.

• DMAIC Lean / Six Sigma Certification.

• Plant manager experience in a medium to large manufacturing facility

• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing systems

• Demonstrated ability to develop and successfully execute a strategy

• Proven track record of building organizational capability and talent

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated success in a matrix organization

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of employees.

• Experience in leading large-scale change management.

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. 

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