Production Technician Lead – Weekend Shift – Starting at $39.13/hr + $1.00 Shift Premium in Cary, Illinois

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

Shift: Thursday & Friday – 7:00am – 3:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am – 7:00pm

Who we want:

Work Style: Perform tasks that are generally routine and manual with attention to detail.

Performance: Deliver high quality products.

Team Player: Build positive relationships with others to achieve common goals.

Reliable: Manage time, to ensure being at work on time and effectively get the job done.

What you will do:

The Production Technician Lead will be responsible for leading and managing a team of Technicians/Support Technicians. They will also be responsible for managing, improving, and reporting out on their section’s performance related to reliability, production, quality, safety, and recognition.

• Attend, participate and deliver in performance metrics review meetings

• Escalate issues requiring additional resources to Maintenance and/or Engineering leadership

• Track progress to manufacturing and Preventative maintenance schedule and take necessary action to ensure supply plan has been met including determining labor requirements and staffing levels daily

• Lead teams to Preventative Maintenance and repair machine(s) efficiently

• Partner with Stockroom to assure proper parts and quantities on hand for reactive and preventative maintenance

• Partner with Engineering and support improvement projects, validation support, and enhance machine efficiencies.

• Utilize the Stryker Production System (SPS) to improve performance including 6S, MDI, line balancing, process waste removal and standard work

• Lead non-conformance investigations, and process records through quality management system

• Ensure accountability of Team including training timeliness and adherence to company policies and safety guidelines

• Manage Team’s performance, including completing annual and mid-year reviews

What you need:

• 5 years of experience in a Manufacturing cGMP environment or comparable experience required

• High School diploma or GED required

• Previous people management experience preferred

• Must be capable of maneuvering and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without mechanical assistance

• Maneuver material handling devices such as pallet jacks and roll handling equipment

About Stryker

Our benefits:

• 12 paid holidays annually

• 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.

For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits (https://cdn-static.findly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1427/2023/09/20143933/us-stryker-employee-benefits.pdf)

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. (http:)

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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.

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.