Associate Production Team Leader

Shift: 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm Monday – Friday (Weekends based on business need)

What you will do –

The Associate 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 Manufacturing Operations,  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.

• Be responsible for the operations launch functions for product transfer to Kalamazoo site from other Stryker locations
• Be responsible for multiple assembly lines
• Lead team members from Operations to achieve monthly production targets
• 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 Production quality requirements for regulatory standpoint
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (Advanced Operations, Engineering, Quality) to achieve business goals
• 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
• Lead 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

Required –

• Bachelor's degree (or 6 years equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of working experience
• Excellent organization, planning, communication, project management and performance attainment in a manufacturing or logistics environment

Preferred –

• Demonstrated leadership characters and capabilities
• Previous manufacturing experience
• Experience with medical device regulations, FDA regulations
• Intermediate PC skills including Microsoft Office, Excel, Power BI, ERP Systems
• SCADA experience

$77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual