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What you will do:

Manage the Manufacturing team to drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost, service, and engagement, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to make healthcare better. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, aligning with our company's mission and values.

+ Maintain a safe work environment for all employees while complying with all local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations and company guidelines.

+ Investigate product quality concerns and work closely with Quality Assurance and team members to resolve any problems.

+ Ensure engagement in all internal and external audit programs such as Corporate, notified body & FDA audits.

+ Responsible for the technical and professional development of the manufacturing team and ensuring the requisite resources and skill sets are available and developed to meet current and future business needs. Support the manufacturing organizational model and alignment with future needs.

+ Recruit, develop, train, and retain high-performing leaders and individual contributors to achieve business objectives.

+ Drive high levels of employee engagement.

+ Champion and support site Lean activities including cost-reduction initiatives, kaizen events to eliminate waste, and leading the 6s program.

+ Resolve operational issues and conflicts promptly to minimize disruptions to business activities and ensure on-time delivery to customers.

+ Collaborate with new product introduction teams to enhance product manufacturability, prototype builds, and support new product launches.

What you will need:

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

+ 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Skills:

+ 2+ years of people management experience.

+ Proven ability to develop high-performance teams.

+ Experience in medical device industry and familiarity with GMP, ISO 13485 and ISO 9001.

+ Experience in lean manufacturing.

+ Knowledge of ERP systems

+ Strong collaboration skills, including daily engagement with technicians, engineers, and managers.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.