Technician III - 2nd Shift at Medtronic in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Dec 2024

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
A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're committed to and driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide! In this exciting Manufacturing Technician role, you will be part of the dedicated, experienced, and high-performing Technician team at the Medtronic Energy and Component Center (MECC) in Brooklyn Center, MN. At this facility, we design, develop, and manufacture components used in Medtronic medical devices. In this role you will gain experience with advanced manufacturing processes and equipment, supporting the manufacturing of components for medical devices such as pacemakers, neurostimulators, deep-brain stimulators and leads. You will be a key member of the operations team supporting the Therapy Delivery Component Operations and Capacitors Operations team, ensuring optimal equipment performance to support daily production as well as driving improvements to support manufacturing stability.

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

• Devises, fabricates, installs, tests, and repairs mechanical equipment and systems involving the movement of physical components in the manufacturing area.


• Assisting engineers with developing technical solutions related to the operation and performance of devices and systems.


• Installs, repairs, and upgrades components of mechanical devices and systems in the manufacturing area.


• Devises, fabricates, and assembles new or modified mechanical components for machinery and equipment.


• Conducts quality assurance/control tests and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree, or vocational or technical education, or relevant certification

• Experience working in a regulated industry

• Knowledge of navigating quality systems

• Experience in medical product manufacturing / assembly operations

• Mechanical and electrical print reading skills for use in diagnosing and correcting equipment/tooling issues

• Experience working in FDA & ISO 13485 regulated industry

• Knowledge of PLC programming

• Strong technical writing skills

• Able to respond to changing priority requests. Multi-tasking is an essential part of the position

• Good computer skills (MS Word, Excel, computer repair and logic)

Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States), vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries).

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$57,600.00 - $86,400.00

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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.