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A Day in the Life

Medtronic

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Our Purpose

At our Packaging & Labelling (P&L) Engineering Department in Medtronic, plc, we focus on the development of cutting-edge medical device packaging in the Vascular & Implant Therapies Space. Our P&L Engineers support a broad array of continuous improvement and sustaining initiatives and are directly involved in the development of innovative packaging for use in medical procedures.

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A Day in The Life Of:

• Work as part of a cross functional team supporting packaging sustaining, continuous improvement initiatives and R&D projects.

• Draft technical documentation, including specifications, package testing protocols, and validation associated with the qualification and release of package designs.

• To develop packaging products for use in medical procedures as defined/required by the business needs of the company.

• Participate on cross-functional, cross-site project teams focusing on packaging, packaging technology and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Participate in sub-task activities as directed form the core team for a particular project.

• Support process development, process validation and characterization activities for technology transfers and process improvement initiatives.

• Effectively represent Medtronic Vascular externally with our Vendors.

• Liaise with external technical engineering specialists on technology opportunities for P&L and R&D programs.

• Liaise with and support the Sterilization Group on project deliverables for Sterilization Validation activities.

• To document design/development/test activities as required in Engineering Laboratory notebooks.

• To support the introduction/implementation of product/process/materials changes to the manufacturing operation.

Key Skills & Experience

• Qualified person with a Level 7 degree in Engineering or a related discipline.

• Promotes and practices a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance with laws and policies.

• Collaborates across organizational boundaries.

• Translates complexity into simplicity and articulates crisply and clearly.

• Creates and communicates clear strategy/plan.

• Demonstrates good judgement.

• Be passionate and driven, with the ability to making tough decisions in difficult situations.

• Material Selection: Understanding different types of packaging materials such as plastics, paper, metals, and glass, and their properties in terms of strength, durability, and environmental impact.

• Structural Design: Ability to create effective packaging structures that ensure product protection, ease of transportation, and efficient use of materials.

• Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of various manufacturing processes such as thermoforming, extrusion, and folding carton production, and how they impact packaging design.

• Packaging Machinery: Familiarity with different packaging machinery and equipment used in manufacturing and automation, such as filling machines, sealing equipment, and labeling machines.

• Quality Assurance: Understanding quality control processes, testing methodologies, and standards to ensure packaging meets safety, durability, and regulatory requirements.

• Sustainability and Environmental Awareness: Knowledge of sustainable packaging practices, recycling, biodegradable materials, and reducing the environmental footprint of packaging.

• Prototyping and Testing: Ability to create prototypes of packaging designs and conduct various tests (drop tests, compression tests, etc.) to ensure packaging meets performance criteria.

• Computer Skills: Competency in using software tools for documentation, project management, data analysis, and communication.

• Safety and Compliance Testing: Understanding of testing methodologies for assessing packaging safety, including child-resistant packaging and tamper-evident features.

• Understanding of Packaging Regulations: Knowledge of international packaging regulations and standards, such as ISO and ASTM, to ensure compliance in various markets.

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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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.

About Medtronic

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.

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