Quality Technician I

Careers that change lives start here. 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                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Performs analyses, inspection, and tests of raw materials, packaging materials, quantitative assays on samples, and/or finished products from manufacturing, to ensure quality standards and compliance to customer and regulatory requirements, and tolerance specifications for the chemical or physical property. • Performs a variety of qualitative tests or qualitative assays on samples, and to aid in maintenance and certification of test instruments and apparatus to ensure compliance. • Performs required inspections, checks, analysis and documentation of studies. • Prepares and monitors quality statistics and reports. • Reviews production records for conformance to procedures. • Conducts non-conformance tests of manufactured, packaged or tested product. TECHNICIAN SUPPORT CAREER STREAM: Provides technical support in areas such as production, operations, maintenance, safety, testing, process improvement or product development. Uses schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components, equipment or systems. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data using established formulae and procedures, and performs detailed mathematical calculations. For higher levels, may suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes. DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy: Entry-level position typically requiring little to no prior experience in technical aspects of a job. Work is clearly defined, routine or follows standard procedures and is closely supervised. Performs basic tests and records data. Organizational Impact: Performs basic technical activities and records data. Delivers job responsibilities following a defined standard output or set of procedures. Innovation and Complexity: Responsible for checking data and technical information when minor changes may be required based on review. Technical problems faced are routine and solutions clearly prescribed. Communication and Influence: Communicates with contacts typically within immediate job area. Obtains and provides technical information requiring little explanation or interpretation. Leadership and Talent Management: N/A – Jobs at this level are focused on self-development. Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires basic knowledge of systems, techniques, tools and procedures typically obtained through prior related work experience, training, and/or education. 0 years of relevant technical experience required. No minimum education requirement. Some countries/ jobs may require vocational training and/or certification. For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. 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.  The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to succes