Senior Manager, Operations

Leads and directs production operations for an assigned manufacturing unit within a Stryker facility, ensuring safe, compliant, high-quality, and cost-effective delivery of products to meet customer and business needs. Responsible for developing and executing production strategies, building organizational capability, driving continuous improvement, and partnering cross-functionally to achieve performance targets for safety, quality, service, cost, people development, and operational excellence.

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for the Business Unit aligned with GQ&O Manufacturing and Technical Centers of Excellence.

• Translate business objectives into actionable production, labor, and operational plans to achieve performance targets.

• Lead and manage unit operations to meet production, quality, cost, and delivery objectives.

• Own unit financial performance, including P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and capital/labor strategy development.

• Drive capacity planning, resource optimization, and cost reduction initiatives to ensure efficient and timely delivery.

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement through value stream mapping, waste elimination, and process optimization to improve throughput, lead time, and customer satisfaction.

• Lead daily management systems and operational metrics to monitor performance and drive accountability across the team.

• Ensure development and execution of standardized work, job instructions, training programs, and visual management tools.

• Oversee compliance with quality systems, including execution of control plans, audit processes, and corrective actions.

• Promote a strong safety culture, including behavioral-based safety practices and adherence to regulatory and company standards.

• Lead, coach, and develop managers and employees; drive performance management, engagement, and career development.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with divisional stakeholders and peer groups to align priorities and optimize business outcomes.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required

• 10+ years related manufacturing or technical experience

• 5+ years supervisory experience

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering

• Experience and understanding of assembly,machining, and robotic welding

• Proven experience leading a technical team in a manufacturing environment

• Experience with Quality Management Systems in a med device environment

• Proven experience and understanding in using problem solving tools including Fishbone Diagrams, 5-Whys, Pareto Charts, Scatter Diagrams, and histograms

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual

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.