We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 1 May 2026

 

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

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide! We do meaningful work that contributes to improving the lives of others.

At our Grand Rapids site, we support critical manufacturing operations through strong maintenance planning, data driven prioritization, and a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. The Project Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring equipment reliability, preventative maintenance execution, and efficient coordination between technicians, engineers, vendors, and support teams.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We work a minimum of five days per week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

         

         

As a Project Coordinator, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and optimizing maintenance activities to support safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations. This role partners closely with Maintenance Technicians, Engineering, Facilities, Metrology, Supply Chain, and external vendors to ensure work is properly scoped, planned, kitted, scheduled, and executed.

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

• Generate, review, and manage maintenance work orders within the CMMS, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with site procedures.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance (PM) plans, job plans, and schedules to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.
• Create PM kits and coordinate vendor visits to support on‑time execution of maintenance activities.
• Prepare and analyze heat maps and maintenance data to identify high‑priority assets and focus areas.
• Support weekly Grand Rapids maintenance meetings, including agenda preparation and communication of upcoming PM activities.
• Serve as a key CMMS power user, maintaining asset records, item numbers, drawings, PMs, job plans, and labels.
• Track and report maintenance KPIs, PM compliance, and backlog metrics.
• Troubleshoot and resolve CMMS‑related issues impacting PM execution or reporting.
• Support parts management activities by working with the central store and maintenance teams to ensure material availability.
• Interface with vendors through Ariba to obtain quotes, place orders, and follow up on critical spare parts.
• Assist with invoice processing and issue resolution using ReadSoft, including timely submission of P‑card invoices.
• Support service request intake and resolution while reinforcing quality and safety expectations.
• Assist engineers and supervisors with audits, reports, and documentation related to maintenance, equipment, and compliance.
• Participate in 6S audits and Kanban management, contributing to an organized and efficient maintenance environment.

Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment in a regulated industry (medical device, pharma, aerospace).
• Familiarity with Ariba, ReadSoft, and P‑card processes.
• Experience with maintenance KPIs, PM compliance tracking, and audit support.
• Knowledge of 6S, Kanban, and continuous improvement methodologies.

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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$47,200.00 - $70,800.00

 

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

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

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.