Operations Associate

Stryker; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an experienced production shift lead in the United Kingdom to coordinate and optimise manufacturing line performance. You will train trainers, monitor KPIs for safety, quality and productivity, and provide active coaching to operators to keep production on track.

You will work closely with Operations Supervisors to minimise downtime, follow the production plan, and ensure timely builds with NPI teams while maintaining high standards of quality and documentation.

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths, English and Science required.
• A minimum of 2 years’ manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide coordination support to the manufacturing line and train trainers.
• Ensure team performance meets KPIs on safety, quality and productivity.
• Coach and provide feedback to operators to optimise production flow.
• Lead the production schedule and reduce downtime to meet the production plan.
• Collaborate with NPI teams to prioritise builds and ensure timelines are met.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Process improvement

Adaptability

Ownership

Education

GCSE Maths, English and Science

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

SAP

Job description

What you will do:

• Provides manufacturing, product and process co-ordination support to the manufacturing line. In addition, coordinates and evaluates production training and trains trainers.
• Responsible for ensuring the performance of an assigned team / work process. The role involves having ownership and accountability for personal and team-based performance metrics. This role involves working closely with the Operations Supervisors to reduce downtime and optimise performance to the production plan.
• Ensuring the team performance meets KPIs on Safety, Quality and Productivity.
• Provides active coaching and feedback to operators.
• Actively manages production flow to optimise performance
• Ensures Production Schedule is always followed.
• Lead the Tier 1 Process
• Actively anticipate potential downtime and reduce production interruptions
• Coordinate and prioritise production to meet customer requirements, maintain inventory levels and relevant Key Production Indicators (KPIs) as per the Production Plan.
• Communicate and record output levels.
• Collaborate with NPI teams to ensure that builds are prioritised and progressed through the line as per required timelines.
• Identify and manage training priorities vs business needs monthly
• Lead the formation of training schedule and are responsible for executing the plan vs to ensure versatility, station rotation and line staffing plans are adequate to meet business needs. Train & support the lines in delivery of training.
• Responsible for approval, implementation, and scheduling of training for document changes.
• Lead Production Training for new hires and ensures cross-training plans for employees are implemented.
• Evaluates and signs off training. Collaborate with the Training Applications Analyst in the upkeep of the SLMS training & ensuring that training is effectively recorded in line with QMS.
• Reviews overtime needs with Operations Supervisor and co-ordinates gathering list of team members to meet this need.
• Ensure quality standards and expectations are communicated and deployed.
• Support with maintaining production systems (rework, scrap, line clearance, QA audits).
• Promote current Good Manufacturing and Good Documentation Processes.
• Lead EHS / 6S for your team – ensure that a proactive approach to health and safety. Champion and achieve the 6S process, standards, and objectives using teamwork.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities, e.g. Lean/Cost Reduction initiatives.
• Participate in the resolution of NC & CAPAs as required and ensure effective compliance with Quality Management System (QMS).
• All other duties as assigned.

• Provides manufacturing, product and process co-ordination support to the manufacturing line. In addition, coordinates and evaluates production training and trains trainers.
• Responsible for ensuring the performance of an assigned team / work process. The role involves having ownership and accountability for personal and team-based performance metrics. This role involves working closely with the Operations Supervisors to reduce downtime and optimise performance to the production plan.
• Ensuring the team performance meets KPIs on Safety, Quality and Productivity.
• Provides active coaching and feedback to operators.
• Actively manages production flow to optimise performance
• Ensures Production Schedule is always followed.
• Lead the Tier 1 Process
• Actively anticipate potential downtime and reduce production interruptions
• Coordinate and prioritise production to meet customer requirements, maintain inventory levels and relevant Key Production Indicators (KPIs) as per the Production Plan.
• Communicate and record output levels.
• Collaborate with NPI teams to ensure that builds are prioritised and progressed through the line as per required timelines.
• Identify and manage training priorities vs business needs monthly
• Lead the formation of training schedule and are responsible for executing the plan vs to ensure versatility, station rotation and line staffing plans are adequate to meet business needs. Train & support the lines in delivery of training.
• Responsible for approval, implementation, and scheduling of training for document changes.
• Lead Production Training for new hires and ensures cross-training plans for employees are implemented.
• Evaluates and signs off training. Collaborate with the Training Applications Analyst in the upkeep of the SLMS training & ensuring that training is effectively recorded in line with QMS.
• Reviews overtime needs with Operations Supervisor and co-ordinates gathering list of team members to meet this need.
• Ensure quality standards and expectations are communicated and deployed.
• Support with maintaining production systems (rework, scrap, line clearance, QA audits).
• Promote current Good Manufacturing and Good Documentation Processes.
• Lead EHS / 6S for your team – ensure that a proactive approach to health and safety. Champion and achieve the 6S process, standards, and objectives using teamwork.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities, e.g. Lean/Cost Reduction initiatives.
• Participate in the resolution of NC & CAPAs as required and ensure effective compliance with Quality Management System (QMS).
• All other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

Education:

GCSE Grade A-C in Maths, English and Science

Experience:

A minimum of 2 years’ manufacturing experience

System/Computer Requirements:

• Competency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Competency with SAP

Key Competencies needed for this position:

• Excellent communication skills to engage with diverse teams.
• Ability to utilise problem solving skills to anticipate and prevent downtime
• Ability to identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment - willingness to take ownership of a task or go the extra mile to ensure deadlines or targets are achieved.

United Kingdom Pay Ranges:

• United Kingdom: £13.68 - £22.80 GBP Hourly

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.

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.