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Medtronic Principal Facilities, Maintenance & EHS Engineer in Kerkrade, Netherlands
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.
A Day in the Life
We are transforming towards a High-Performance Culture, promoting resolve and bold acting and driving Excellence in Operations. In line with this transformation, we are building our Engineering, Operational Excellence & Environmental, Health, and Safety department, while attracting additional talents. Will you excel in this environment and are you an engaged process improver?
Then join us as a: Principal Facilities, Maintenance & EHS Engineer in Kerkrade.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned
Coordinate and execute maintenance-, calibration- and repair activities for all on-site equipment, machinery, buildings, structures and other facilities
Develop and deploy Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs in compliance with Medtronic policies and regulatory agencies
Develop and deploy security and business continuity programs in compliance with Medtronic policies
Schedule and assign all maintenance-, calibration- and repair actions to on-site Facilities and EHS staff and act as central point of contact for all stakeholders
Manage on-site Safety Team and Emergency Response Team
Manage and execute improvement projects and workshops
Document maintenance-, calibration- and repair procedures and train staff accordingly
Coordinate, report and follow-up on safety Gemba walks and troubleshooting activities
Design, implement and execute structures for Maintenance Excellence and EHS Excellence, aligned with Medtronic Performance System (MPS)
Develop and practice effective performance management, in line with locally deployed Tier management structures
Continuously improve data analysis methods and apply stakeholder-focused data visualization
Deploy Computerized Maintenance Management System and Environmental, Health and Safety Management System
Setup, maintain and coordinate network of third-party service providers
Prepare capital investment business cases and coordinate investment review process
Assure continuous alignment with regional Facilities management, regional EHS management, regional Security management and regional Business Continuity management
Represent local entity towards local municipalities and regulatory agencies for all Facilities-, Maintenance- and EHS topics
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
15+ years of work experience in similar roles in a production environment
Strong knowledge of equipment- and machinery maintenance in regulated manufacturing industries
Advanced skills in facility management
Strong affinity with Environmental, Health and Safety best practices, preferable knowledge of related legislation
Strong affinity with Information Technology systems
Demonstrable successes in deploying continuous improvement structures and Maintenance Excellence
Excellent coordinating- and prioritizing expertise
Project management Skills: exceed expectations and deliver on Time
Good documenting, reporting, and presentation skills
Extensive knowledge of Office 365, EHS-management software and service ticketing applications
Affinity with the medical devices industry
Strong proficiency in Dutch and English (oral and written)
Willingness to incidentally (< 5%) travel internationally to other Medtronic locations for best practice sharing and trainingPreferably a Lean Six Sigma green or black belt and some knowledge of process digitization
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 90,000+ 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.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com)
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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 90,000+ 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.
We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…
Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
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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