Team Lead IV

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Mar 2026

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.

In this exciting role as a Team Lead IV supporting the Spinal Division, you will have responsibility for supporting manufacturing of high-quality spinal disc implantable medical devices. The Milwaukee facility supports the design, development, and production of components used in implantable devices for a variety of Medtronic businesses.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

• Leads production team work process, equipment testing, manufacturing, disassembly, and reassembly as assigned by supervisor.
• Prioritizes use of operators according to build schedule.
• Communicates process issues and provides status updates to team supervisor.
• Coaches operators/assemblers on production and problem solving skills, performing technical review and machinery setup/breakdown as needed.
• Ensures Medtronic company quality and safety standards are upheld.

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

• Requires minimum of 8 years of experience and may require vocational or technical education or certification in addition to prior work experience.

• Must be comfortable using computer hardware/software to perform job duties such as data entry, KPI metrics and quality inspections
• Excellent communication skills and a team player.
• Experienced in mentoring and training.
• Ability to provide process improvement recommendations to supervisors.
• Problem-solving skills
• Excellent troubleshooting skills

Provides support in manufacturing operations and/or distribution centers including assembly, machinery, processing, packaging, and/or distribution of company products. May set up and operate automatic or semiautomatic machines and related equipment in a continuous production/processing operation. Reports any malfunctions or abnormalities in machines, with higher levels recommending and/or making adjustments to methods and processes. May be involved in shipping, receiving, inventory control, or storage of products in distribution centers.

Works on assignments that are complex in nature. Trains, delegates and reviews the work of lower level employees and may be responsible for leading daily operations of a work team. Performs a variety of complex or technical-advanced clerical duties in distribution center.

Often acts as a facilitator and team leader in manufacturing/production operations or distribution center. Work may include complex and complicated activities related to special assignments, and providing instructions to accomplish day-to-day activities to junior individuals in the department.

Problems faced are general and may require understanding of other job areas but typically are not complex. May be responsible for working with supervisor to identify potential adjustments or enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communicates typically with internal and external contacts, as needed. Obtains and provides information on matters of significant importance to the job area.

May act as a team lead and assistant to the supervisor / manager. May delegate tasks to other team members and be responsible for the review of work product. Does not have formal management responsibilities, but may provide input to management in this…