Stryker Corporation

Lean Practitioner

Stryker Corporation$118K — $196K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or operational field
  • 8+ years post-graduate experience
  • 5+ years in Lean manufacturing transformations
  • Proven experience in Lean methodologies across diverse manufacturing settings
  • Strong change management and strategy development skills
  • Exceptional communication and leadership abilities
  • Experience managing complex projects with tight deadlines

Responsibilities

  • Lead lean strategy deployment at the manufacturing site
  • Execute lean programs aligned with site and global priorities
  • Establish KPIs in collaboration with business unit leaders
  • Develop and implement organizational strategy with business unit leaders
  • Ensure effective operational rhythm for lean deployment
  • Apply lean principles to achieve key business outcomes
  • Train employees on lean tools and foster a culture of continuous improvement

Benefits

  • Onsite work flexibility
  • Health and wellness initiatives
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Team-oriented culture
  • Commitment to safety and quality in operations
Full Job Description
Work Flexibility: Onsite

This role will lead transformation efforts to build lean capabilities, including the deployment of lean leadership and strengthening Stryker lean methodologies and strategies at a Stryker manufacturing site. Additionally, you will mentor and coach site business unit leaders across the manufacturing site and thoughtfully apply lean to our most important strategic priorities. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to create strategy, hands-on lean execution, as well as the ability to scale lean through the development of others. This is an onsite position in Portage, MI.

What You Will Do:
  • Lean strategy deployment
  • Execute lean programs aligned to site priorities & global initiatives
  • Partner with business unit leaders to establish KPIs and drive improvements through lean principles
  • Partner with business unit leaders to develop and execute site strategy and create organizational alignment through strategy
  • Ensure lean deployment has an effective supporting operating rhythm


Deliver Results and Outcomes:
  • Thoughtfully apply lean principles and tools to deliver key business outcomes
  • Deliver both business results and scalable lean capabilities


Leadership:
  • Develop high-performing lean leaders across the manufacturing site
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and departments to promote a culture of continuous improvement


Lean Tools and Techniques:
  • Implement and continuously improve the Stryker lean toolkit
  • Teach and deploy lean tools including Standard Work, Daily Management, Problem Solving, Kaizen, Value-Stream Mapping, Transactional Process Improvement, Kanban and 6S
  • Train and educate employees at all levels on lean principles and tools


Change Management:
  • Partner with supervisor to develop change management strategy
  • Drive organizational change to embrace lean principles and foster a culture of continuous improvement
  • Facilitate communication and provide guidance to ensure the successful adoption of lean practices


Performance Monitoring:
  • Establish and maintain systems for monitoring and reporting on the progress and impact of lean initiatives
  • Regularly review and adjust strategies based on performance data


Compliance and Standards:
  • Ensure that all lean transformation efforts comply with industry standards and regulations
  • Promote a culture of safety and quality in all lean initiatives


What You Need:
  • Bachelor's degree with focus in technical or operational background
  • 8+ years of post-graduate experience
  • 5+ years experience in Lean manufacturing transformations and implementing Lean methodologies in small and large manufacturing plants and organizations
  • Demonstrated deep practitioner experience in Lean in both operations and transactional environments
  • Demonstrated proficiency and experience in change management and strategy development required
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and change management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to manage risk, schedule, budget, and resources for highly complex and large impact projects against set milestones with challenging deadlines
  • Demonstrated proficiency in working in a matrix organization and partnering at all levels of the organization


$118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 10%

About Stryker Corporation

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

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