Full-Time

Operations Supervisor

Manufacturing

Stryker

Stryker

10,001+ employees

Manufactures orthopedic and surgical medical devices

Compensation Overview

$102.7k - $171.1k/yr

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Irvine, CA, USA

In Person

Onsite role located in Irvine, California.

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
ISO 9001

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Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related discipline
  • 4+ years' experience in business, operations, or manufacturing, preferably in medical device or other highly regulated industry
  • Working knowledge & understanding of general Quality System & ISO 9001 requirements
  • Working knowledge and understanding of the overall business process from material receiving to finish goods shipping
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures. Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions. Must have the ability to communicate and understand technical terminology.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Must have the ability to resolve daily production problems.
  • Understanding of team dynamics, and ability to maximize organizational results
  • Self-starter with the ability to accomplish tasks with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrated effective interaction skills across multi-disciplinary functions (lateral & upward/downward)
  • Travel approximately 10%
Responsibilities
  • Lead, oversee, coordinate, and facilitate the activities in a production area ensuring safety, quality, and compliance while achieving production goals, efficiency and yield targets and cost objectives
  • Manage self and team in a manner that demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety, product quality and compliance with the Stryker, Quality Manual, and its governing regulations. Ensure product is manufactured to the most current/validated method/process and specification and DHR for every lot is correctly filled in per GMP & QS requirements
  • Proactive capacity management (Staffing and equipment) with associated inter-disciplinary coordination. Make budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct labor resource planning
  • Work with planning team Ensure appropriate build scheduling and execute to meet customer requirements
  • Ensure traceability and inventory accuracy/control including components, sub-assemblies and finished goods
  • Provide strong supervision of human resources including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, development and performance management, improve the organization capability for the responsible area
  • Lead the team create a respect, open communication, positive and collaborative work environment
  • Lead or participate Continuous Improvement projects by leverage Lean Light house, Kaizens, and other lean methodology to improve quality, increasing capacity, improving efficiency, reducing scrap improve space utilization and other activities as business needs
  • Ensure equipment, tools, fixtures, gages and measuring devices are effectively used, maintained, and calibrated in responsible area
  • Interact with Manufacturing Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Quality, and materials colleagues to drive results with highly efficiency and effectiveness
  • Participate in quality systems audits (i.e., internal & external)
  • Participate in budget process and manage the budget implementation for the responsible area
  • Must have ability to lift 50 pounds routinely; 75 pounds occasionally.
Desired Qualifications
  • 3+ years' experience in a supervisory role preferred
  • Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred
  • System experience such as NetSuite, SAP, MES preferred

Stryker designs, manufactures, and sells medical devices across multiple areas, including surgical equipment, neurotechnology, and orthopedic implants, to hospitals and clinics worldwide. Its products are developed through engineering and clinical input, then manufactured and distributed to healthcare providers who use them during procedures to improve patient care and surgical efficiency. Stryker differentiates itself from competitors with a broad, integrated portfolio, a global sales and service network, and a strong emphasis on quality and ongoing product development to support safer, more efficient procedures. The company’s goal is to advance patient outcomes by delivering reliable, effective medical devices that expand access to care globally.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Founded

1941

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Vascular division jumped 27.5% following Inari acquisition, boosting organic growth outlook.
  • Trident II Acetabular System launched in India, targeting rising hip replacement demand from aging populations.
  • Free cash flow rose 227% to $415 million, strengthening capital efficiency and investor returns.

What critics are saying

  • March 11, 2026 cyberattack by Handala disrupted global manufacturing, causing high-impact Q1 earnings miss.
  • BofA cut price target to $380 on medtech slowdown, reducing 2027 earnings estimates due to soft utilization.
  • Intuitive Surgical's 39x earnings vs Stryker's 22x risks valuation erosion in joint-replacement markets.

What makes Stryker unique

  • Pangea Plating System launched in Europe on May 26, 2026, addressing diverse fractures without plate bending.
  • Mako-driven orthopaedics franchise grows with integrated robotics for total joint and trauma procedures.
  • TPX HD power tool delivers 296% more torque for demanding orthopaedic revision surgeries.

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Benefits

Medical & prescription plans

Supplemental health benefits

Flexible Spending accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Short-term & long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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