Beware of Aerotech - Fabricator Medtronic Employee Review

3.0
Sep 2, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay when working the 12 hour night shift. Great facilities. Biggest Med Tech company by revenue, with a global presence. If you're looking for an ok paying job, and don't mind long hours, their 12 hour shift is great because everything over 8 hours is time and a half.

Cons

Benefits are only for actual 'Medtronic' employees and not employees hired by their hiring agency (Aerotech). All employees need to start off as contractual, and it can take years for people to convert from contractual (Aerotech) to permanently employed at Medtronic. I've met individuals who've worked there for five years and are still contractors. Aerotech isn't very helpful with employee disputes, work issues, or even at setting employees up for success. They're chatty before you go onboard, but their representatives (Aerotech) become very quiet when you've already started working. People might think this is all Aerotech's fault, but I believe Medtronic is complicit in this, because this allows them to hire easily replaceable, non-union labor personel.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Strong business impact You often help maintain or improve systems tied to quality, compliance, and product reliability. That can make the work meaningful and visible. Cross-functional exposure The role usually interacts with Quality, IT, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and sometimes R&D. That can build a broad network and good business understanding. Specialized, marketable skill set Experience with quality systems, validation, documentation, audits, and regulated applications can be valuable, especially in medtech, pharma, and other regulated industries. Good mix of technical and process work If you like solving system issues but also improving workflows and controls, this role can be a strong fit. Career mobility It can lead into areas such as: Quality systems management Validation or CSV Regulatory systems Business systems analysis Program or product ownership Compliance leadership

Cons

Heavy documentation burden A lot of the work may involve change control, validation records, SOP alignment, traceability, and audit readiness. That can feel slow or administrative. High compliance pressure Mistakes in quality applications can have significant downstream effects. The role often carries risk sensitivity and scrutiny. Slower pace of change In regulated environments, even simple updates may require formal review, testing, approval, and training. That can be frustrating if you prefer fast execution. Competing priorities You may have to balance user requests, system issues, compliance needs, and audit deadlines at the same time. Limited creativity in some environments Depending on the team, the role may be more about control, stability, and process discipline than innovation.

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