Engineering Supervisor-1 Q&r

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 As a Engineering supervisor you will be a key member of the Medtronic Post Market Quality Engineering team responsible for maintaining highest standards of product reliability and patient well-being through gather and analyze data write reports and communicate with regulatory agencies on ensuring product safety Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned Plans directs and implements all aspects of the company s design and development of new medical device products or software systems May develop evaluate implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials techniques or company products Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies materials machines processes or products Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery Selects develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function PEOPLE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONAL CAREER STREAM Management and supervisory professionals with one or more employees who are focused on tactical operational and some strategic activities within a specified area Levels within the management career stream typically have six or more direct reports The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility managing performance developing talent engagement and inclusion communicating business and operational developments planning prioritizing and or directing the responsibilities of direct reports Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and or indirect reports A key responsibility of roles in this career stream is managing people which includes accountability for mentoring developing and coaching staff on meeting exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives providing leadership to staff ensuring the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets conducting performance reviews and staff 1 1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals DIFFERENTIATING FACTORSAutonomy Supervises team members providing tactical and or technical supervision Spends a portion of time performing individual tasks Receives assignments in task-oriented terms and delivers results according to established procedures Organizational Impact Plans operational objectives for a team of support personnel typically within 1 department Decisions impact team schedules or the allocation of time or material resources Typically does not have budget or P L accountability but may manage day-to-day elements of the budget eg overtime for staff Innovation and Complexity Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and day-to-day department processes Problems and issues faced are generally defined and may require understanding of broader sets of issues Communication and Influence Communicates with internal and external customers and vendors Shares and exchanges relevant information to reach solutions Typically presenting information and exchanging information Leadership and Talent Management Supervises a team consisting of employees in the Support career stream only such as production technician or clerical individual contributors A first level supervisor Provides day-to-day work direction for team focused on maintaining steady workflow resource allocation and productivity Provides primary input to hiring firing promotion performance and rewards decisions for direct reports Required Knowledge and ExperienceUnderstands basic management approaches such as work scheduling prioritizing coaching and process execution Requires broad job knowledge of technical or operational practices within assigned discipline Requires a Baccalaureate degree or for degrees earned outside of the United States a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C F R xc2 xa7 214 2 h 4 iii A and minimum of 1 year relevant experience Physical Job RequirementsThe 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 CompensationMedtronic 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 About MedtronicWe 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 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