Senior Manufacturing Supervisor

IE7 COV - Mallinckrodt Medical; Athlone; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

OIP incentive plan

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Supervisor to drive training programs and lead production teams in a high-regulated environment. You will implement the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) to achieve production goals, manage budgets, and foster continuous improvement.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on developing personnel and optimizing schedules. Prior experience in medical devices and SAP is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory/operations experience in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience delivering training in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the medical device industry is advantageous.
• Strong leadership with communication and influencing skills.
• Proficient in IT; SAP knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create a robust training process for Production Assistants, Front Line Staff and People Leaders.
• Use Medtronic Performance System (MPS) to meet production goals and cost objectives.
• Lead daily, weekly, and monthly meetings to manage the business.
• Prioritize production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials.
• Plan and administer procedures and budgets; contribute to capital expenditure decisions.
• Develop schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas; support continuous improvement.

Skills

Training delivery

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

SAP familiarity

Education

Leaving Certificate + 5+ yrs supervisory

Engineering/Science/Manufacturing Degree (Level 8)

Master's degree + 1 yr experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

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 Our Operations Manufacturing Department in Medtronic, plc, focuses on meeting customer & patient needs every day. Our focus is on delivering and maintaining high maturity manufacturing processes and maintaining high-quality performance within our Teams. Senior Manufacturing Supervisors are directly involved in the achievement of our mission to contribute to human welfare by manufacturing products that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Come for a job, stay for a career!

Responsibilities

• Create a robust training process that builds the capabilities of Production Assistants, Front Line Technical Staff and People Leaders across Manufacturing.
• Using the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) for the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives.
• Effectively communicate with teams and their reports; leading daily, weekly, and monthly meetings to manage the business and share information.
• Prioritize production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
• Plan and administer procedures and budgets.
• Makes budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct/indirect labour.
• Selects and develops personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function.
• Develops schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas.
• Encourages and facilitates beneficial resolution of issues across the department, effectively mediates conflict to promote a friendly climate, good morale, and team cohesiveness.
• Partners with functions to drive a continuous improvement environment.
• Identifies opportunities to improve on how we support our customers and fosters a culture of innovation, identifying innovative solutions to process problems and actively encourages team members to share new ideas and fresh approaches.

Key Skills & Experience

• Leaving Certificate or equivalent with 5+ years of work experience in a Supervisory or Operations support position in a highly regulated environment OR; Level 8 Degree in Engineering/Science/Manufacturing or related discipline & a minimum of 3 years relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience).
• Proven expertise in training delivery in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in the medical device industry will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated leadership with strong team development, communication and influencing skills.
• Strong problem solving and project management skills.
• You will be IT proficient (knowledge of SAP an advantage).

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package 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.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 65,440.00 EUR - 98,160.00 EUR | This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Operations Incentive Plan (OIP).

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 95,000+ 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes.

Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are.

Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA.

Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer.

By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world.

Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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