Medtronic

Supplier Quality Engineer I

In short

Supplier Quality Engineer role at Medtronic's Galway facility, focused on Post Market Supplier Quality, ensuring suppliers deliver quality parts, materials and services for medical devices. The job involves monitoring parts through the manufacturing cycle, driving supplier corrective/preventative actions, supporting audits, and tracking vendor performance metrics. Requires a Level 7 qualification in Science or Engineering plus 1+ years of engineering or quality experience in the medical industry, with strong teamwork, problem-solving and English communication skills.

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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
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.
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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.
•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.
Key Skills & Experience
•Qualified to Level 7 in Science, Engineering, or relevant discipline.
•1+ 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. 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.
Pay range for Ireland: 41,600.00 EUR - 62,400.00 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).

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