Associate Supervisor, Manufacturing (Weekend Shift))

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named the #5 World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine. Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

Why manufacturing at Stryker?

Are you interested in getting hands-on experience with products that are making an impact on people’s lives? As a member of our manufacturing team, that is exactly what you will do! At Stryker, you will join a team of amazing people who treat each other like family, while working with products that are improving and saving people’s lives. We have an award-winning culture and have been named the #1 Best Workplace in Manufacturing in the U.S. by Fortune for 3 years in a row!

Need another reason to apply? Here are 5 reasons to join our manufacturing team: https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/5-reasons-to-join-strykers-manufacturing-team

Who we want-

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.
• Talent developers. Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members.
• Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.
• Quality-focused team drivers. People who push their team to deliver the highest quality products and solutions in a timely manner.

What you will do-

Work Schedule: Friday to Monday – 5:00am – 3:30pm. This employee must work 100% at a Stryker office or business site.

People

• Strengthen organizational capability to attain and continue to reach Operations goals through direct and daily supervision of the production team via: recruiting, interviewing, hiring, development, and performance management.
• Drive the Stryker UNITED culture by promoting an environment of respect, open communication, positivity, productivity, delivery and team-orientation.
• Act as the owner of the production line. Lead the Operations Core Team (Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineer) by setting expectations, direction, and priorities to meet Key Performance Indicators.

Quality

• Manage an Operations team in line with the Stryker Quality Policy – Quality is First in Everything We Do.
• Ensure product is manufactured to the validated state, as documented in work instructions, and recorded on Lot History Records.
• Drive commitment to patient safety, product quality and compliance with the Stryker Quality Manual and its governing regulations.

Service

• Create daily and monthly production targets, in coordination with the Planning team, to balance daily targets and product mix.
• Coordinate the daily activities and priorities in the production area to reach output targets.
• Manage production organization and productivity on the production line to achieve daily and monthly outputs.

Cost

• Work directly with the Manufacturing Engineer on daily scrap identification and improvement projects.
• Lead efforts to drive results for high efficiency and effectiveness with Manufacturing Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Quality Engineering and Planning colleagues.
• Monitor direct labor expenses (hours worked, overtime, variable cost per standard hour) and manage the minimization of these costs.
• Manage production line to limit work-in-progress and material usage variance.

What you need-

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related discipline, i.e. Engineering, Science, Finance, Supply Chain, Business highly preferred; or in lieu of a degree, 6 years of equivalent experience will be considered
• 2 years’ experience in business, operations, or manufacturing preferably in medical device or other highly regulated industry, required
• 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or leadership role in a production environment, preferred
• Lean/Six Sigma experience or Six Sigma green belt, preferred
• System experience such as SAP, MES, preferred
• Working knowledge & understanding of general Quality System & ISO 9001 requirements
• Working knowledge and understanding the overall business process from material receiving to finish goods shipping.

Our benefits

Our total rewards offering varies by country but often includes bonuses; commissions; healthcare; insurance benefits; retirement programs; stock based plans; paid time off plans; family and parenting leaves; tuition reimbursement; wellness programs; onsite fitness centers and cafeterias; discount purchase programs; and service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities.

Know someone at Stryker?

Be sure to have them submit you as a referral prior to applying for this position. Learn more about our employee referral program at https://careers.stryker.com/referrals/