Manufacturing Engineering Technician, Mid-level III - Grand Rapds, MI

Engineering Technician III

Location:

Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Engineering Technician III functions as a key technical support resource within Manufacturing Engineering, primarily supporting Industrial Engineering activities. The role enables manufacturing efficiency, data accuracy, and continuous improvement by supporting time studies, standard work development, layout updates, and manufacturing system data maintenance.

• Provides technical support to engineers to achieve improvements in cycle‑time, yield, unit cost, quality, safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products.
• Monitors instruments and equipment and collects operating data, including calibration, inspection, testing and repair activities, to assist in making on‑line adjustments to instruments, equipment, or products.
• Analyzes and resolves malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify and resolve problems.
• Conducts, analyzes and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking, trending, reporting and root‑cause analyses.
• Maintains process designs to optimize process, equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Prior experience conducting time studies and labor observations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with manufacturing data, reports, and metrics.
• CAD experience (AutoCAD, Solid Works, or similar) for layout and workstation design.
• Power BI developing experience.
• Familiarity with standard work documentation and labor modeling.
• Experience supporting layout optimization or space utilization projects.
• Exposure to Lean, MPS, or Operational Excellence initiatives.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For office roles, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers.

Salary range: $58,000.00 – $87,000.00 USD (U.S. excluding Puerto Rico). Eligible for the Operations Incentive Plan (OIP).

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance, Long‑term disability leave.
• Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement.
• Simple Steps (global well‑being program).
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution and match;
  Incentive plans;
  Short‑term disability;
  Paid time off;
  Paid holidays.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program.
• Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement;
  Capital Accumulation Plan (for eligible employees).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Some benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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.

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