Stryker Corporation

Director, Manufacturing

Stryker Corporation • $179K — $298K *
Irvine, CA 92620In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, preferably in a technical or business-related discipline
  • Masters preferred
  • 10+ years of operational leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally regulated
  • Proven experience in driving manufacturing excellence and change management initiatives
  • Strong leadership with a focus on trust, engagement, and high performance
  • Excellent presentation, communication, influencing, and facilitation skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead the manufacturing business at the Oak Canyon facility
  • Drive a culture of manufacturing excellence and align site goals with Division goals
  • Develop and implement processes to achieve Quality, Service, TTM, Cost, and Safety goals
  • Foster collaboration with R&D, Advanced Operations, and Division leadership
  • Manage talent development and engage employees through effective strategies
  • Ensure successful execution of New Product Development and capacity requirements
  • Represent the site in customer engagements and establish communications forums

Benefits

  • Work flexibility with an onsite requirement
  • Opportunity to be part of a leadership network and influence company strategy
  • Engagement in ongoing talent management and employee development initiatives
  • High-level collaboration across cross-functional teams
  • Contribution to a culture that prioritizes inclusivity and accountability
Full Job Description
Work Flexibility: Onsite

The Director, Manufacturing will lead and manage the manufacturing business in the Oak Canyon facility. In partnership with the Peripheral Vascular (PV) leadership team, will be primarily responsible for driving a culture of manufacturing excellence to enhance existing and future business processes across the site.

This responsibility includes the following key activities:
  • Delivering on all Quality, Service, TTM, Cost and Safety goals
  • Ensuring that there is an appropriate manufacturing excellence strategy that aligns with the Division's current and future business needs and is in line with GQO Strategy.
  • Ensuring a high level of people engagement, drive cultural initiatives and promote strong talent management on site.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Deliver on all Quality, Service, TTM, Cost and Safety goals
  • Ensure local site goals are aligned with the Division's goals and are being achieved
  • Develop, implement and sustain all appropriate reviews and processes necessary to achieve required performance
  • Ownership of all budgeting and projection processes for the area and ensuring our financial commitments are met


Ensure that there is an appropriate manufacturing strategy that aligns with the Division's current and future business needs and is in line with GQO Strategy:
  • Continuous improvement, manufacturing excellence and engineering projects and initiatives are being appropriately resources and implemented
  • Excellent collaborative and trusting relationships with the R&D and Advanced Operations groups and the Division's leadership teams
  • New Product Development and New Product Introductions are being appropriately supported, resourced and implemented
  • Site capacity requirements are met - short term and long term
  • The "look and feel" of the facility being at levels of excellence
  • GQO Manufacturing programs are being rolled out and implemented appropriately.


Ensuring a high level of people engagement and talent development within the Manufacturing function
  • Ensure a culture and work environment that fosters high levels of trust, inclusiveness, commitment, high performance and accountability
  • Ensure that appropriate talent management strategies are in place and executed locally to ensure recruitment, development and retention of top talent and appropriate levels of succession planning and leadership bench strength are developed in the Operations area.
  • Lead a robust Employee Engagement action planning process.


As the local plant manager, contributing as a key member of the Leadership network and the Peripheral Vascular franchise strategy.
  • Lead and direct a cross functional management support team for the Oak Canyon site - this will require working closely with the Division functional leaders to ensure appropriate alignment of functional strategies at a local level.
  • Provide a great Customer Experience for internal and external customer site visits
  • Establish and sustain appropriate site communications forums.
  • Ensure that appropriate site employee engagement activities are in place.


Education/Special Training Required
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required, preferably in a technical or business-related discipline
  • Masters preferred


Qualifications/Work Experience Required
  • 10+ years Operational leadership experience and a proven track record of success in a manufacturing environment, ideally in a regulated industry.
  • Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing excellence and experience in successful implementation of significant change management initiatives.
  • Excellent leadership skills with a proven track record of creating a high trust, high performance and engaging work environment.
  • Excellent presentation, communication, influencing and facilitation skills.


United States of America Pay Ranges:
  • US15: $179,300 - $298,700 USD Annual


View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.

Travel Percentage: 20%

About Stryker Corporation

Stryker Networks is a premier Information Technology partner providing IT managed services and database application development.

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Joining Stryker Corporation means becoming part of a global team recognized for its commitment to innovation, leadership, and enhancing patient outcomes. As a leading medical technology company, Stryker is the perfect place to build a career that truly makes a difference.

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Learn more about Stryker Corporation
Size
46,000 employees
Market Cap
$91.9 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$1.5 billion
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$14.3 billion
NASDAQ
SYK
* Ladders Estimates

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