Manager, Machine Shop

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. Stryker is active in over 100 countries around the world.

Job Description / Information Leads the machine shop in supporting production and new product development. Maintains relationships with outside vendors for tooling requirments. Acts as a representative for the cross functional team with respect to fixturing and tooling

* Create and execute a strategy for the machine shop to support existing production and the NPD pipeline. * Actively manage tooling requests from NPD projects for insource/outsource decisions. * Challenge project teams and other departments to overcome roadblocks by working together to identify practical & cost effective solutions. * Promote technology & innovative solutions to new process development, with a focus on high quality /repeatability, error proofing and efficiency. Should also be adept at new innovations within industries that could apply to our processes. * Manage, coach, mentor, and develop the performance of the team to drive and support a high performance work culture; including writing and delivering performance appraisals, administering disciplinary action, providing positive recognition, liaising with Human Resources to ensure consistency in administration and compliance with Company policies, focusing on the development of high-potential employees, crafting succession plans, and establishing a collaborative environment that encourages and supports employee engagement. * Build a strong, talented cross functional team through active participation in employee selection and recruiting activities. * Provide vision, guidance and effective communication to all team members, so as to ensure the team’s understanding and achievement of Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Talent objectives. * Develop and foster relationships with peers, other internal customers (OPS, QA, IT, Finance, R&D;, and Marketing) to gain perspective and identify opportunities for improvement and efficiency when dealing with business issues. * Establish internal and external metrics required to monitor the effectiveness of efforts and provide periodic evaluations of performance against these key initiatives. * Drive compliance to FDA, ISO, all other regulatory bodies and Company requirements, including all safety, quality and operational documentation and practices. * Recruit talented team members to ensure success in delivering new products to market, governed by the principle of ‘Quality, Cost and Delivery/Speed’. * Provide strategic direction to team members to help them meet their daily goals and their long term milestones. * Be proactive in resolving conflicts between project teams within the department and conflicts between departments. * Develop department budgets and manage spending within these budgets.

* Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Mechanical or related Engineering. * 5+ years experience in directly leading people or cross-functional project teams. Prefer previous experience with direct people management. * 7+ years experience in a Manufacturing/Engineering environment. Prefer experience in medical device, automotive, or aerospace industries. * Demonstrated track record of leadership, interpersonal, collaborative relationship building skills and human capital management including but not limited to recruitment, selection, development, performance management and employee engagement. * Demonstrated experience leading project teams and using project management tools, ideally in a ‘stage gate’ product development processes. * Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems, with a high focus on process improvement. * Demonstrated influence skills. Must be able to diplomatically persuade others and effectively drive continuous improvement/change * Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with plant personnel. * Must be challenged by a team-based environment which places a high degree of emphasis on accountability for customer service level, cost reduction and quality /GMP compliance. * Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Office applications. * Demonstrated ability to present and communicate effectively to all levels of large organizations.