Quality Eng II at Medtronic in Villalba, Puerto Rico

Job Description:

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

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

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  • Develops, modifies , applies and maintains quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
  
  
  
  
  • Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
  
  
  
  
  • Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
  
  
  
  
  • Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
  
  
  
  
  • Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
  
  
  
  
  • May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
  
  
  
  
  • Performs investigation non-conformance events, CAPA (corrective and preventive actions) and cost down activities.
  
  
  
  
  • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices
  
  
  
  
  • Good oral and written communication skills (English and Spanish)
  
  
  
  
  • Computer knowledge (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.)
  
  
  
  
  • Availability to work overtime and weekends when necessary
  
  
  
  
  • Good problem-solving skills
  
  
  
  
  • Initiates, recommends, and provides solutions to the Non-Conforming Product as per procedures
  
  
  
  
  • Verifies the implementation and effectiveness of non-conforming CAPA
  
  
  
  
  • Executes job responsibilities as established in the procedures
  
  
  
  
  • Follows the documentation procedures Non- Conformance Resolution
  
  
  
  
  • Evaluating, Investigating & Completion of Non- Conformance
  
  
  
  
  • Investigation ( Data gathering of Quality issue)
  
  
  
  
  • Identify Corrective/Preventive Actions
  
  
  
  
  • Implementing Corrective/Preventive Actions
  
  
  
  
  • Lead complaint activities with the Operating Units members
  
  
  
  
  • Coaching to Quality Technicians and or Engineers I
  
  
  
  
  • Conducts a compliant validation process which requires formal validation documentation (including standard operating procedures) under appropriate federal regulations.
  
  
  
  
  • May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area of lower level. May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work.
  
  

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor degree

• and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Nice to Have -

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point, Project), Agile, HR - ABRA Suite, Maximo, MRO Program, SAP, TEDS, Agile, Compliance Wire, Gallup On-line Tool , Factory Works

• Fully Bilingual

• Able to set effective priorities and implement decisions to achieve immediate goals

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.

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.

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

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. 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 here

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.