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A Day in the Life

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Senior Incoming Inspection Supervisor is a key Quality Assurance leader responsible for leading the Boulder Incoming Inspection team and driving risk-based prioritization across the QA organization. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for incoming inspection activities, ensuring effective risk burndown, regulatory compliance, and alignment with business and quality objectives.

         

         

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Leads team in predetermined methods, operations, setups and prescribed specifications to inspect visually in-process and completed products such as electronic units and subsystems, precision electromechanical assemblies or mechanical units, subassemblies, structural flaws, internal defects, and missing welds.
• Uses various measuring devices and testing equipment.
• Accepts, rejects, or reworks defective or malfunctioning units or systems.
• Works from blueprints, diagrams, dial indicators, preset micrometers, scales, fixtures, customer specifications, drawing or inspection instructions and checklists.
• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
• Performs line clearances after each lot to ensure all materials from the previous lot have been removed.
• Assures smooth operating of the inspection unit, maintaining daily records and reports.
• Prioritizes schedules based on product introduction and manufacturing schedules, maintaining a minimum turnaround time.
• Makes recommendations for capital expenditures and manpower for inspection area.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• Recommends new or enhanced methods, procedures and standards.
• Drives risk burndown activities by identifying quality risks, recurring defects, inspection escapes, and process gaps, and implementing actions to reduce risk to product quality, compliance, and supply continuity.
• Leads and supports Quality Management System improvements related to inspection procedures, documentation, training effectiveness, compliance, and standard work.
• Leads efficiency projects focused on improving inspection throughput, reducing turnaround time, eliminating non-value-added activities, and optimizing use of people, equipment, and resources.
• Maintains audit readiness for the inspection area by ensuring procedures, records, training, and practices are compliant and inspection-ready for internal, external, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Supports audit activities and inspection responses, including preparation, participation, gap identification, and timely closure of actions.
• Oversees MRB activities and NCMR product management to ensure nonconforming product is properly identified, segregated, reviewed, dispositioned, and closed in compliance with applicable procedures and quality requirements.
• Partners cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to drive timely disposition of nonconforming material and reduce repeat issues.
• Monitors trends in defects, MRB, NCMR, rework, and inspection performance to drive continuous improvement and sustainable corrective actions.
• Supports CAPA, NCR, and broader quality improvement efforts through data analysis, problem solving, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution.
Requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Requires 3+ years of experience with a high school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

• Experience in a regulated medical device or FDA / ISO 13485 manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of MRB, NCMR, CAPA, and nonconforming product disposition processes.
• Experience supporting internal, external, customer, or regulatory audits and driving audit readiness activities.
• Lean Sigma, continuous improvement, or process optimization experience with demonstrated efficiency gains.
• Experience with  electronic quality systems, and data-driven decision making using quality or inspection metrics.

 

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 successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$92,000.00 - $138,000.00

 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Operations Incentive Plan (OIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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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