Industrial Engineer: Lean & Data-Driven Manufacturing

Medtronic; Dexter (MI); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Medtronic in Michigan seeks an Industrial Engineer to deploy the Medtronic Performance System across manufacturing operations, optimize throughput and labor efficiency, and implement visual management.

Responsibilities include data extraction from SAP and building Power BI reports, applying Lean and TPS, and using DMAIC/8D methods to drive continuous improvement, with CAD-based capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and 1 year of industrial/manufacturing engineering experience for medical devices.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Deploy the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) across manufacturing operations to improve throughput and labor efficiency.
• Analyze and optimize workflows, production layouts, and sequencing of operations.
• Develop analytical reports and dashboards using Power BI to support data-driven decisions.
• Apply Lean and Toyota Production System (TPS) principles including standardized work, value stream mapping, and labor balancing.
• Use DMAIC, 8D, Kanban, PDCA, and 5 Why analysis for structured problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Perform capacity planning and line balancing using CAD tools (SolidWorks, Creo, or AutoCAD) for layout optimization.

Skills

DMAIC

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

TPS

Process Mapping

Value Stream Mapping

DOE

SPC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SolidWorks

Pro/ENGINEER (Creo)

AutoCAD

Job description

Medtronic in Michigan seeks an Industrial Engineer to deploy the Medtronic Performance System across manufacturing operations, optimize throughput and labor efficiency, and implement visual management.

Responsibilities include data extraction from SAP and building Power BI reports, applying Lean and TPS, and using DMAIC/8D methods to drive continuous improvement, with CAD-based capacity planning.