• Production Team Lead

    Stryker (Kalamazoo, MI)


    What you will do-

     

    The Production Team Leader will be an engaging leader for team growth and business results while maintaining a people, quality and safety first mindset. You will be the manufacturing leader in our Cleanroom product assembly, accountable for team performance in the areas of: quality, delivery and performance to budget, team building, employee engagement, new product transfer, capacity and production planning.

    Additional responsibilities:

    Be responsible for the operations launch functions for product transfer to Kalamazoo site from other Stryker locations

     

    Be responsible for oversight of Cleanroom business unit, which may include multiple assembly lines

     

    Lead team members from Operations for product transfer project, owning deliverables as it pertains to staffing ramp-up, scheduling, supply plan attainment and build plans

     

    Use data and other inputs, to identify, prioritize, and deliver on business and customer needs

     

    Be responsible for the recruitment and hiring of talent

     

    Forecast and predict recruitment needs of temporary and permanent talent to the team for conversion

     

    Manage labor through OT approval and timecard management

     

    Drive employee engagement by being responsible and accountable for actions promoting an environment that fosters personal growth and development

     

    Hold team and associated personnel accountable for cleanroom quality requirements for regulatory standpoint

     

    Collaborate with cross functional teams (Advanced Operations, Engineering, Quality) to achieve goals of timely manufacturing transfer

     

    Analyze and identify levers to impact metrics/action plans to improve metrics and project impacts

     

    Anticipate and predict line down issues and partner with support staff to avoid delays to production

     

    Identify, prioritize and lead cost reduction initiatives to deliver on financial projections

     

    Partner with other business unit leaders on projects or operations initiatives to align when appropriate

     

    Be responsible for managing cost performance for the unit/team supported

     

    Be responsible for leading plant tours and be familiar with the products manufactured in all units

     

    Attend daily meetings and communicate business results /metrics clearly at all levels of the operations business

     

    Evaluate employee performance through various means, such as talent reviews and common annual reviews, and enforcing company policies through appropriate disciplinary measures, with guidance

     

    Drive a culture of continuous improvement through the support of business and process improvements including but not limited to 6S, lean manufacturing initiatives, etc.

     

    Will participate in regulatory agency (FDA, ISO, EUMDR, etc.) audits

     

    What you need-

     

    Bachelor’s degree (preferably focus in business, engineering, supply chain) or 6+ years of equivalent experience - required

     

    4 years of experience - required

     

    1-2 years of proven leadership experience - preferred

     

    Previous manufacturing experience - preferred

     

    Experience with medical device regulations, FDA regulations, Cleanroom regulations - preferred

     

    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.