Machine Operator III

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:

Weekends: Saturday & Sunday 10:30am – 10:30pm, required

Flexibility: Mon + Fri 8 Hour Shift OR Thurs + Friday 8 Hour Shift

Who We Want:

Quality-focused team drivers. People who motivate their team to deliver the highest quality products and solutions in a timely manner.

Effective communicators. People who collect and interpret information accurately and can concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.

Workstyle : Perform tasks that are generally routine and manual with high attention to detail. 

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

What You Will Do : 

• Function as a On the Job Trainer for production area; fill in for Section Leader as needed
• Embrace Lean manufacturing tools to improve section’s performance (6s, line balancing, process waste removal, standard work, etc.)
• Perform quality checks, enter case numbers, closing lots, identifying and recording scrap
• Identify and appropriately report safety concerns, production issues, and documentation errors
• Assist execution of continuous improvement projects
• Effectively collaborate with peers, functional departments, and visitors of Stryker
• Assist with schedule and overtime pivots
• Effectively communicate with coworkers, and incoming/outgoing shifts on the previous shift’s performance or issues identified

What You Need :

• High School or GED Required  
• 2 years of Manufacturing Experience Required
• Leadership experience preferred
• Blueprint reading, measuring tools – calipers, micrometers, gauges preferred
• Basic math and computer skills

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

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.

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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.