Continuous Improvement Manager

Why manufacturing at Stryker?

We are proud to be named one the #1Best Workplace in Manufacturing and Production in the United States by Fortune Magazine since 2023!

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.

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

Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.Subject matter experts. Managers who not only oversee the collection, review, and analysis of data but can interpret, translate, and present on all various matters as needed. Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success.

What you will do

The exciting new role is responsible for all aspects of continuous improvement in the Stryker Mahwah manufacturing facility, one of the largest manufacturing facilities in Stryker. The key focus of his role will be on building scalable and sustainable processes that support and drive improvements across key metrics such as Productivity, Manufacturing loss, Overall Equipment Efficiency, WIP Management and more. The candidate will be responsible for championing a culture of continuous improvement onsite, utilizing and sharing lean principles such as 6S, Lean, DMAIC process, Kaizen events, value stream mapping and process improvements, all which align to Stryker's mission of “making healthcare better.”

You will drive manufacturing excellence initiatives in Stryker's Mahwah, NJ manufacturing facility, while partnering with the regional and franchise continuous improvement teams. You will be managing transformational initiatives to identify and implement process improvements across the shop floor and in supporting business processes. You will coach and influence peer managers and indirect, cross-functional teams to deploy improvements and deliver financial results using Lean and other Continuous Improvement methodologies. The Manager, Continuous Improvement has direct report(s) but will be relied upon to execute on a daily basis.

Additional responsibilities

Drive the development, assessment, recommendation, and implementation of continuous improvement/re-engineering initiatives to simplify processes, eliminate waste, reduce operational risk, and achieve cost efficiencies in manufacturing and business processesDeploy the Stryker Manufacturing Excellence frameworkTrain and mentor designated teams and individuals within the business on Lean and other CI concepts and support the business to meet/exceed budgetsProvide management support to remove barriers and facilitate conflict resolution in matrix organizationTrack and measure CI program performance and progress towards site assessment accreditation, when applicableIdentify, manage and drive cost improvement initiatives measured in dollars saved across the business, including productivity, manufacturing loss, AGED WIP and morePartner with local management to define relevant process KPIs, including ownership and KPI input variablesUtilize digitalization to gather data from process flow processes, developing trends and insights, that contribute to develop business strategies and solutionsPartnering, and learning from, other Stryker sites, adopting best practices into the Mahwah facility

What you need

Bachelor's Degree required (degree in Industrial Engineering highly preferred or relevant discipline)8+ years of work experience requiredPrevious years of experience successfully defining, deploying, and executing continuous improvement initiatives requiredPrior people leader experience required Production system deployment experience -preferredExperience using ERP systems and Power BI and associated technology capabilities -preferredLean/Six Sigma certification - preferredProject Management certification - preferredExperience working in a highly regulated industry - preferred

About Stryker

Our benefits

12 paid holidays annuallyHealth 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.

For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits

About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.

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Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.