Senior Manufacturing Supervisor - Grand Rapids, MI
About The Position
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 We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 February 2026. Day Shift Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Supervisor to lead our night shift team at our Grand Rapids, MI facility in a dynamic medical device production environment. In this role, you’ll be responsible for guiding and supporting your team, ensuring smooth operations throughout the shift, and maintaining high standards for safety, quality, and productivity. You’ll play a key part in keeping production on track, encouraging teamwork, and helping team members grow in their roles.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent with 3+ years of experience
- 3+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with a passion for coaching others
- Experience with lean manufacturing, safety programs, and structured problem‑solving methodologies
Nice To Haves
- Experience in medical device manufacturing or other highly regulated industries
- Demonstrated success in talent development, succession planning, and building bench strength
- Proficiency in manufacturing systems, including SAP and Microsoft Office applications
- Bilingual capabilities a plus
- Associate or bachelor's degree in manufacturing, engineering, business, or related field
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership to multiple production teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Build a high‑performance culture grounded in accountability, employee engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct structured coaching sessions, performance evaluations, and talent assessments to support both immediate performance needs and long‑term career development.
- Identify competency gaps across the operation and drive targeted training, cross‑training, and succession planning initiatives.
- Champion employee recognition programs to reinforce positive behaviors and maintain strong morale and retention.
- Promote a proactive, problem‑solving mindset within the workforce by facilitating team participation in improvement activities.
- Lead cross‑functional lean manufacturing initiatives, including Kaizen events, 5S, and root cause analysis (RCA).
- Analyze operational data to identify improvement opportunities and drive sustained corrective and preventive actions.
- Implement refined processes, tools, and standards that increase throughput, reduce waste, and enhance overall operational reliability.
- Drive adoption and maturity of MPS (Medtronic Performance System) across assigned areas, ensuring consistent application of lean principles and visual management.
- Oversee daily production execution to meet or exceed safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and proactively adjust staffing, workflow, and resource allocation to maintain optimal performance.
- Partner with maintenance, engineering, quality, supply chain, and other functions to resolve issues, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve equipment uptime.
- Ensure strict adherence to all safety procedures, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
Benefits
- 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.
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
