Associate Production Planner Plainfield

Associate Production Planner – Plainfield, IN

Final date to receive applications:
January 6, 2026
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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.

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 four days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross‑functional collaboration.

As an Associate Production Planner, you will play a key role in ensuring efficient operations and timely delivery of products that impact patient lives every day.

• Coordinates and follows up with production, warehouse, and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
• Builds relationships with manufacturing, suppliers, and customers through the resolution of delivery issues.
• Serves as the manufacturing SME on new projects in collaboration with project manager, engineering, and quality.
• Collaborates with the global demand & supply planners to ensure forecast accuracy and communicates any supply concerns.
• Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control.
• Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
• Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 0 years of experience required.

• Experience using SAP, AS400 BPCS, and Blue Yonder.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• APICS (CPIM/CSCP) certification.
• Medical device or related industry experience.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section represent the requirements for successfully performing this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers.

Salary range (U.S. excl. PR): $56,000.00 – $84,000.00
. This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range applies across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. Compensation varies based on experience, certification, market conditions, and location.

Benefits for regular employees working 20+ hours per week include 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). Additional benefits for all regular employees are Incentive Plans, 401(k) with employer contribution and match, Short‑term Disability, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement, and Capital Accumulation Plan (subject to IRS earning minimums).

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.

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.