Senior Supervisor, Operations - Days

Operations Supervisor - Stryker Model Farm Road Days - Monday - Thursday Due to continued growth, we are seeking an Operations Supervisor to join our Neurovascular facility on Model Farm Road, Cork. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, inspire, and mentor diverse teams across our site. We believe in winning together—by doing things the right way, challenging one another, and always striving for excellence. Our passion, purpose, and integrity set us apart. At Stryker, you’ll experience unmatched energy, opportunity, and a shared commitment to making a difference—for our customers, for patients, and for our Stryker family What you will do:

• Leads a production team to ensure targets/KPIs for quality/service/costs/people development are achieved.
• Ensures quality standards and expectations are communicated and deployed. Quality standards and objectives (rework, scrap, line clearance, QA audits, cell/value stream shutdown) are communicated and achieved.
• Manages and prioritises production to meet customer requirements and maintain inventory levels. Communicate and manage output levels.
• Sets team and individuals up for success by providing training, coaching, feedback and support.
• Creates a positive employee relations environment and facilitates high engagement within the production team and with the cross functional team.
• Provides timely feedback and review, and ensures all performance issues are dealt with in a constructive, fair and prompt manner. Ensures that all employees are treated with fairness and respect.
• Facilitates open two-way communications regarding individual, team and company performance through weekly team meetings and daily interaction on the line with a view to optimising efficiency and productivity.
• Liaises with training to develop and implement training curriculums and team training plans.
• Participates in the selection and hiring of Production Operators
• Maintains GMP / 6S at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
• Lead / participate in continuous improvement activities, e.g. Lean/Cost Reduction initiatives
• Ensures Time and Attendance system compliance and effective Annual Leave and Overtime planning
• Provides leadership and direction for the advancement of Lean Manufacturing
• All other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Degree or Masters in Business, Production Management, Engineering or similar Discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience
• 4 years minimum experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2 years minimum Supervisor experience.
• Good knowledge of GMP / FDA regulatory requirements, housekeeping, health and safety.
• Genuine interest in investing in people and facilitates individual and team engagement and development.
• Ability to coach, provide effective feedback and manage performance.

• Problem solving methodology experience required with process knowledge desirable.

#IJ This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. 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 150 million patients annually.