Production Team Lead: Lean & People Development

Stryker; Cork; On-site; EUR 57,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Job summary

Stryker Macroom is seeking an Operations Supervisor to lead a production team and drive high performance and engagement on a day-to-day basis. You will guide staff to meet quality, service, cost, and people development KPIs while maintaining GMP standards.

The role emphasizes training, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration to optimise output and continuous improvement across the line. Ireland-based position with shift options.

Qualifications

• Degree or Masters in Business, Production Management, Engineering or similar discipline.
• Minimum 4 years manufacturing experience.
• Minimum 2 years supervisor experience.
• Strong knowledge of GMP/FDA regulations and health & safety.
• Proven leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Leads a production team to ensure targets/KPIs for quality/service/costs/people development are achieved.
• Ensures quality standards and objectives are communicated and achieved (rework, scrap, line clearance, QA audits, cell/value stream shutdown).
• Manages and prioritises production to meet customer requirements and maintain inventory levels.
• Provides training, coaching, feedback and support to team members.
• Fosters positive employee relations and high engagement within the production team and cross-functional partners.
• Delivers timely feedback and manages performance in a fair and constructive manner.
• Supports open two-way communication via weekly team meetings and daily line interactions to optimise efficiency.
• Collaborates with Training to implement curricula and training plans.
• Participates in selecting and hiring Production Operators.
• Maintains GMP/6S at high level within department.
• Leads/participates in continuous improvement initiatives (Lean/Cost Reduction).
• Ensures Time and Attendance compliance and effective Annual Leave/Overtime planning.

Skills

Team leadership

Production planning

Coaching & development

Quality management

Lean manufacturing

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business/Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

Stryker Macroom is seeking an Operations Supervisor to lead a production team and drive high performance and engagement on a day-to-day basis. You will guide staff to meet quality, service, cost, and people development KPIs while maintaining GMP standards.

The role emphasizes training, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration to optimise output and continuous improvement across the line. Ireland-based position with shift options.