Supplier Quality Engineer II - Mervue site

Medtronic plc; Galway; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic plc is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure supplier deliveries of quality parts, materials and services. You will monitor supplier performance from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and drive corrective actions with the supply base to meet regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical QA support during qualification/validation, and help resolve supplier-related issues while striving for continuous improvement in quality

Qualifications

• NFQ Level 8 in Science, Engineering, or relevant discipline.
• 2+ years Engineering and/or Quality experience in the medical industry or related field.
• Dynamic team player capable of working cross-functionally.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials and services.
• Monitor parts from acquisition through manufacturing; resolve supplier issues.
• Drive corrective/preventive actions based on feedback and metrics.
• Coordinate change control review/approval to meet regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical assistance for qualification/validation testing and ensure issue resolution.
• Build collaborative relationships with suppliers and monitor corrective actions.

Skills

Engineering experience

Quality experience

Team collaboration

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

NFQ Level 8 in Science/Engineering

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 Medtronic At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Our Purpose At our Supplier Quality Engineering Dept in Medtronic, plc, we focus on Post- Market Supplier Quality to deliver quality parts, materials, and services, prevent defects, and allow Medtronic to provide customers with the highest quality and reliable products.

Supplier Quality Engineers are directly involved in ensuring that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.

A Day in the Life Of:

• Ensures that suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services.
• Monitors parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicates and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur.
• Drive supplier improvement/corrective action through the following activities:
  • Work with the supply base to drive corrective/preventative action based on feedback from incoming inspection, Medtronic/supplier internal quality metrics and customer complaints.
  • Coordinate and monitor change control process (including review and approval) to ensure performance, compliance and regulatory requirements are met and properly documented.
  • Review/prepare test plans and reports (qualification, validation) for change and improvement activities (supplier certifications,material/sub-supplier changes and supplier performed special processes).
  • Provide technical assistance to suppliers/other resources performing qualification/validation testing.
  • Ensure the resolution of all issues raised during testing/qualification.
• Builds a collaborative relationship with suppliers to quickly address any non-conformances, complete root cause investigation, implement corrective actions and monitor for desired results.
• Collaborates with the operating platform to address issues and gain alignment when required.
• Support supplier visits or audits as required.
• You will work with supplier and sub-tier suppliers, as required, to lead and drive systematic approaches and ensure stability related to medical device quality.
• Provide statistical support by the creation of supplier related metrics for the purposes of tracking vendor performance and identifying opportunities for improvements.
• Define Receiving Inspection requirements as required and associated test method validation where required for internal Medtronic Test Methods.

Key Skills & Experience

• Minimum NFQ Level 8 in Science, Engineering, or relevant discipline.
• 2+ years Engineering and/or Quality experience in the medical industry or related field.
• You are a dynamic team player and can work effectively and proactively on cross functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills are desirable.
• You are a good communicator and fluent in English, both verbal and written.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package #INDJ #LI-Onsite 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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 49,920.00 EUR - 74,880.00 EUR | The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

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

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 settingis 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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